I was under the impression that the Erbil agreement would put these things aside and settle these issues once and for all. So, either I was wrong, OR this is smoke and mirrors. I hate dismissing it though, we need to pay attention to everything going on and it is possible that there are still not agreements for the ministries. Either way, WATCH POLICY and you will clearly see that we are headed in the right direction full speed ahead...
Kurdish deputy: Talks over security ministries hit deadlock
27/05/2011 15:50
Erbil, May 27 (AKnews)- Negotiations between the State of Law Coalition (SLC) and al-Iraqiya bloc for allocation of the security ministries have reached a deadlock, the second deputy Iraqi parliament speaker said.
Only part of the new cabinet of the reinstated Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was voted to in December. The defense, interior and national security ministers are among those which are still run by acting ministers.
Arif Tayfur, a Kurdish deputy, told AKnews Rozh Nouri Shawes, the deputy prime minister chaired a meeting of the two parties Thursday in Baghdad.
‘The meeting ended in no agreements,’ Tayfur said.
The lawmaker believed lack of confidence and compromise as well as ‘external interferences’ have led to a stalemate in talks over the allotment of the suspended ministries.
Maliki heads the SLC and his elections rival the former PM Ayad Allawi leads al-Iraqiya.
