U.S. diplomat reveals 'mediation' to the convergence of views between Iraq and t

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Published 22/07/2013 12:00 AM
Babinaoz / agencies: the United States revealed that it is currently the efforts to bridge the gap in viewpoints between Iraq and the Arab Gulf states. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday that «the Undersecretary of the Ministry of State for bilateral relations Nizar goodness of God received Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Douglas Solomon», pointing out that during the meeting, «exchange of views on the political situation in Iraq and the region». The Iraqi official, according to the statement, that «democracy-building takes time and effort exceptional and consensus among the political parties», indicating that «Iraq despite the circumstances and challenges continues to build its institutions and its democratic political». , said Chargé d'Affaires said that «the United States is making what it can to bring the views, especially between Iraq and the Gulf states », expressing optimism« what is happening dialogues between the Iraqi political forces ». saw Iraqi relations - Gulf significant development, especially with the State of Kuwait, especially after the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII of the Charter of the United United. At the time still ambiguous relations to a large extent with the State of Qatar, but that of another senior Iraqi officials who recently visited the State of Qatar, the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al-Hakim. On the other hand, seeing relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia developed in many fields, especially after he named Riyadh's ambassador is not a resident in Iraq while working as countries are now on the organization of a bilateral agreement for the exchange of prisoners, which was ratified by the Iraqi parliament last week. in the same context, confirmed Relations Committee Iraqi Parliament's Foreign that «Iraq through the outset and immediately after the year 2003 for his eagerness to establish better relations with the Arab Gulf states a concern that continued through the Iraqi government, which took power after the change and to this day. She said Safia al-Suhail, a member of the Committee, told «Middle East» that «what was expressed by the United States at the level of work on the convergence of views between Iraq and the Gulf countries, but it is a renewal of the commitment to former U.S. in particular that Washington did not find one day that Iraq does not show adequate care for the development of its relations with the Gulf apart from some of the things and attitudes here or there. She pointed out that «Iraq today maintains excellent relations with Kuwait, the Gulf state and therefore the task remove fears of Kuwaitis from Iraq, which led to his release from the seventh item reflects the case of reassurance that we wish to extend to all neighboring countries in the forefront of the Gulf countries. She explained that «Iraq has embassies in these countries, including Saudi Arabia, where he said that in addition to our embassy there is also a consulate in the city of Jeddah». indicated Safiya al-Suhail that Iraqi relations - Gulf «would have been stronger if that many Iraqi leaders opened the doors and windows including different tribal dimension, as there are an extension of tribal widely between major Iraqi tribes and clans and sub-clans in the various countries of the Arabian Gulf. She stressed that «the Foreign Relations Committee Parliamentary as a regulator will pursue this matter with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the development of American ideas into practice, especially that the situation in the region now require a clearer vision and more able to absorb the variables and containment». , but Adnan al-Sarraj, a leader in the State of Law coalition led by Prime Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said that «the American move in this direction came late and perhaps حتمته new variables and conditions in the region. He said Sarraj told «Middle East» that «the United States distanced over the past years for any apparent effort toward Iraqi relations - Gulf and appear to have been hit the kind of rejection Gulf of rapprochement with the new Iraq from the premise that the government in Iraq, according to their view of sectarian». He added that «the United States now realize that the sectarian situation in the region has become a danger to everyone, especially the deteriorating situation in Syria and the escalation of violence in Iraq, and therefore the political solutions to crises can lead to the fight against terrorism whose price is paid everyone». He stressed that «a large part of what is happening in Iraq, the escalation in violence after his sectarian political therefore seek American rapprochement between Iraq and the Gulf states but is located in the context of the revision of its vision for the region to fight the principles of extremism and build a democratic balanced preserve the rights of everyone».

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