Revealed the involvement of British officers in secret talks with gunmen year
Baghdad : Haidar Najm London : «Middle East»
The Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he worked almost a year ago to bring viewpoints between Iranians and Americans and the holding of a meeting between the parties during two visits to Iran earlier, Hello talks to be held between the two sides in Baghdad soon.
Talabani said in a press conference held in Baghdad yesterday «We were supposed to be a first meeting between the two parties in Iraq's Kurdistan, the American Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice announced the venue of the meeting which is supposed to be a secret», He added that Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council appealed to the Iraqi Islamic Iranians resume those talks.
The President added Talabani «We have Dr. Adel Abdul Mahdi (Vice President), Samaha Mr. Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim (head of the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council) efforts in this regard, and played a big role in bringing viewpoints between Iran and the United States», referring to the existence of consensus between Iran and the United States for holding the meeting in Baghdad that at least formal representation on the level of ambassadors. A Talabani on «accept the Iranian side to hold such talks, attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs», but the American ambassador at the time Zalmay Khalilzad had the point of view that these discussions are yet to form a government. Nahayh of seconds, Talabani stressed that the political situation in his country «experiencing significant improvement» and heading towards harmony, and all parties are evolving relations markedly, saying «The Accord Front began consultations with other political parties to agree on common goals, Brother Iyad Allawi and (President of the Iraqi List) will return shortly to contribute with historic allies and participate with them in the political and constitutional ».Talabani and reviewed the results of his recent visit to the United Kingdom and met British Prime Minister Tony Blair, confirming that British officials emphasized the need to establish a government of national unity in which all segments of Iraqi society in the decision-making and management of the state, The British public opinion expects concrete results from the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki demonstrates that the government of national and it is proceeding on the path to success. The President of the Republic to British support of the Iraqi government, saying «Britain supports the Iraqi government and encourage them to take serious steps and a new national reconciliation process, and they urged the Iraqis to speed up the issuance of legal oil and investment, and hopes that the Kurds supported these laws».
And on the forthcoming cabinet reshuffle, the President would have two stages : the first is to fill vacancies ministries, and thus change the thinking of other ministries in the second stage, saying «that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is determined to choose competencies capable of performing the functions of ministries vacant by thinking carefully select who will occupy these portfolios».
In an interview with the newspaper «Daily Telegraph» Talabani revealed that the British officers in the British Army engaged in secret talks with leaders of armed groups Sneh.He added, according to Agence France-Presse, that «resistance groups now meeting with the Prime Minister and to me personally and officers in the British army with Ambassador (American) to discuss the process of reconciliation». He said that «progress will be greater participation of all major groups in Iraq (...) We need national unity and convince us that year with a real ». On the other hand, Talabani, speaking on «big change in the mentality of Sunni Arabs», explaining that they were considered «dangerous Iran and not the United States».