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CAIRO, Dec 15 (KUNA) -- A well-informed Iraqi source here said on Saturday
that the Egyptian capital is currently preparing to convene a meeting of all
Iraqi factions in Cairo next month in an attempt to resume the process of
reconciliation that has been frozen repeatedly.
The Middle East News Agency (MENA) quoted the source as saying it was not
yet decided whether the meeting would be held under the auspices of Egypt
directly or under the umbrella of the League of Arab States, which has already
organized a Conference on Iraqi National Accord or be co-sponsored between the
two sides.
The source explained that the proposed meeting is expected to include all
powers in the Iraqi arena, both involved in the political process or outside
in addition to the tribal parties whose weight has increased on the Iraqi
arena in light of the failure of the political forces in resolving the crisis
in the country.
It pointed out that Cairo recently witnessed numerous visits of various
Iraqi delegations from all spectrums of the Iraqi society, such as the Sadrist
bloc, in addition to a number of prominent tribal powers in the Iraqi society,
pointing out that these visits were part of the preparations for the proposed
meeting. (end)
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