Talabani, Maliki emphasize flexibility in settling political crisis

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi President Jalal Talabani assured today that “The supreme interests of the country require that all parties have to show a type of flexibility, thinking about the need to work hard to address the issues articulated, preserve the national gains and activate the young democratic path.”

A statement by the Presidency of the Republic received by Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) Thursday said that “Talabani received Thursday afternoon in Baghdad the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and discussed the overall political and security situation and ways to address the problems that hinder the progress of the political process in the country.”

He added that “Talabani stressed during the meeting that the country’s supreme interests require all parties to show some kind of flexibility and thinking about the need to work hard to address the issues articulated and preserve the gains of national, development of State institutions, activate the path of democracy, especially that changes and big challenges in the region require everyone to show national responsibility.”

The statement noted “Both sides exchanged views on the need to develop a road map to relief Iraq from the current crisis through national dialogues and explicit based on respect for the principles of the Constitution and the observance of agreements in order to reach accepted national understandings.”

The Prime Minister, according to the statement, reiterated “support for the pivotal role played by President Talabani to work for the convergence of views and create a shared space for understanding through intensified contacts and his meetings with the concerned parties in order to solve problems and promote the political process.”