Optimism expressed for the success of the national conference – VP

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice-President Khudhair al-Khuza’i hoped that the coming national conference will solve the political crisis, stressing the abidance of all by the constitution for the success of the conference, a presidential statement said. The statement, received by IraqiNews.com, said that Khuza’i met with the Japanese Ambassador to Baghdad Susumu Hasegawa, where both sides discussed the need to contain the crisis. The vice-president confirmed that “the situation in Iraq is not of much concern, and all pending questions with the neighboring countries could be solved away from the media which only contributes to agitating viewpoints”. Khuza’i evaluated the concern of the Japanese government of Iraqi affairs, stressing readiness to facilitate investment process before Japanese companies. On his side, the Japanese ambassador expressed the support of his government in developing relations with Iraq, according to the statement. It was decided to hold a general national conference, under the patronage of President Jalal Talabani, to finalize the disputes between the two blocs, as well as other blocs on the division of power, according to Arbil agreements, that formed the present government.