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| Today: 09 February 2010 Time: 07:44 PM |
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| Arab parliamentary conference due in northern Iraq .. historic -- Talabani |
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| Politics 3/10/2008 12:29:00 PM |
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IRBIL, March 10 (KUNA) -- Iraqi President Jalal Al-Talabani described as
historic on Monday the unprecedented holding of the conference for Arab
parliamentarians in this northern Iraqi city, due on March 11-13.
The president, addressing inauguration of a new session of the National
Assembly of Kurdistan (the local parliament), indicated that the holding of
the conference in the predominantly-Kurdish city signalled unity and
territorial sanctity of Iraq.
He expressed hope that the conference would be held amid a brotherly
atmosphere, noting that the Kurdih natives of the city would warmly welcome
the Arab guests.
Today's session of the legislative assembly of the Kurdish administration
witnessed lectures by Noureddine Bouchkouj, Secretary General of the Arab
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Mahmoud
Al-Mashhadani, and Adnan Al-Mufti, the Chairman of the Kurdistan Parliament.
The 13th conference of the union is due to begin on Tuesday in Irbil, the
capital of Iraq's Kurdistan, with participation of representatives of Arab
states to address various issues such as questions concerning, Iraq, Lebanon,
Palestine, Sudan, human rights, sustainable development in the Arab world,
revising the charter of the federation and the election of a new president for
Iraq.
The chairman of the local legislative assembly has affirmed significance of
the conference for it will manifest the Arabs' support for the local
leadership vis-a-vis of the chain of events witnessed in the country since
2003.
Ninetneen member states of the 22-country union will take part in the
conference. Somalia, the Comoros and Libya have declared that they will
boycott it. (end)
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KUNA 101229 Mar 08NNNN
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