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| Talabani wants to establish relationship with Islamic Virtue Party | |
| 2008-01-13 | |
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Sunday expressed the desire of the Kurdistan Alliance in establishing a relationship of understanding with the Islamic Virtue Party, such as those established by the (coalition) with the Iraqi Islamic Party in the tripartite alliance,
A statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic said that Talabani met, at his residence in Baghdad, members of the House representing the Iraqi Virtue Party, Hassan al-Shammari and Karim Al Yacoubi, explaining that he reviewed with them the tripartite agreement between the coalition of Kurdistan and the Iraqi Islamic Party. The statement said that the MPs commended this agreement, pointing out that Talabani expressed to them the desire of coalition of Kurdistan to establish the same relationship with the Virtue Party. The statement said that Talabani stressed the "necessity of presence of (Virtue Party) in the sought Government of National Unity." The Virtue Party was supposed to sign today a document of principles that had been agreed upon by 12 political figures and blocs aimed at reducing demands of the Kurds in Kirkuk and the disputed areas and oil, in addition to Peshmarga's allocations be from the federal budget, however, the document was announced this afternoon without the presence of the representative of the Virtue Party's signatories. | |
| Posted by:Seafarious |