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Belgium says Iraq requires a political solution

BRUSSELS, July 26 (KUNA) -- Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, Saturday welcomed the election of Fouad Massoum as president of the Republic of Iraq.
After the election of Salim Al-Juburi as Chairman of the Council of Representatives, this is an extra step in the formation of a new government, he said in a statement.
Reynders stressed that the Iraq crisis primarily requires a political solution and encouraged the Iraqi leaders to form as soon as possible a government with all ethnic and religious communities in the country.
"The formation of a broad-based government of national reconciliation is the best way to form a united front against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)," he said and added that Belgium supports Iraq in its fight against terrorism with respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. (end) nk.tg