Iran welcomes political agreement in Iraq

Sun, 14 Nov 2010

Tehran - Iran on Sunday welcomed the agreement by Iraq's political parties to form a new coalition government, ISNA news agency reported.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told ISNA the move was a constructive step towards peace and stability in Iraq.

Iraqi politics had been at a standoff since the disputed outcome of the March 7 elections that did not present a clear victor in what was seen as a vote along religious lines between Sunnis and Shiites.

The deal sees Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki staying on, while his chief rival in the election, Iyad Allawi, was slated to head a newly created national council on strategy and security designed to serve as a check on the government.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/353498,welcomes-political-agreement-iraq.html.