By this evening an agreement should be reached between the Kurds and the Shiites on remaining outstanding issues. |
By this evening an agreement should be reached between the Kurds and the Shiites on remaining outstanding issues. |
Everyone is tired after the last week's hectic activities. It is like a holiday today. |
If it is delayed a bit nothing much will affect it because this is a deadline we put ourselves, I mean the coalition and the Governing Council, just the two of us. The two of us are in these meetings ... so if we say that we can't finish it, give it a few more days. It's very logical. It won't be any problem as far as Iraq is concerned. |
If left to the majority Shiites and the Kurds, the draft would be ready by Sunday, but the Sunni Arabs have not agreed yet. |
It's a sectarian thing. It's an undeclared small civil war. |
The meeting of leaders is on and they are trying to sort out the differences. |
The Shiite United Iraqi Alliance has asked for two days to decide on the issue of security file. |
The Sunni Arabs are way apart on the issue of federalism... I doubt if they would come on board even during the next one week. But next time I think the MPs will approve the draft without the Sunnis. |
The Sunnis, the Shiites and the Kurds from the panel met separately with their leaders and will come together tomorrow (Thursday) for a joint meeting. |
The Sunnis, the Shiites and the Kurds from the panel met separately with their leaders and will come together tomorrow (Thursday) for a joint meeting. |
The Sunnis, the Shiites and the Kurds from the panel met separately with their leaders and will come together tomorrow for a joint meeting. |
The Sunnis, the Shiites and the Kurds from the panel met separately with their leaders and will come together tomorrow for a joint meeting. |
There are attempts to convince the (Shiite) alliance to leave the issue of federalism in other parts of Iraq (apart from the Kurdish north) for the next parliament to deal with, and also to implement it gradually over two or three years, not now. |
Today is the final day, and the last chance to discuss the draft constitution. We hope to reach an agreement that would satisfy everyone. |