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| Dawlat al-Qanoon meets, Maliki absent |
| 2010-08-03 |
| BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Dawlat al-Qanoon Alliance had a meeting on Monday in the Iraqi Parliament’s building in Baghdad, which was not attended by the alliance’s head, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. “Maliki did not attend the meeting because he was busy with his executive duties as prime minister,” Ali al-Allaq, a leading figure of the Dawlat al-Anoon Alliance, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He explained that the meeting discussed ongoing negotiations with other blocs to form the new Iraqi government. “The meeting also discussed the stance of the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) that has decided to suspend negotiations with the Dawlat al-Qanoon,” al-Allaq added. On July 31, 2010, the INA announced that it rejects the nomination of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to a second term, and that it will suspend negotiations with the Dawlat al-Qanoon until the latter proposes another nominee |
| Posted by:Steve White |