VP in Najaf, meets Shiite clergies

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President (VP) Adil Abdilmahdi on Saturday discussed with Shiite clergies in Najaf the political and security circumstances in Iraq. “Abdilmahdi met Marja-Taqlid Mohammed Isihaq al-Fayiadh and Marja-taqlid Basheer al-Najafi,” said a release issued by the VP’s office and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. It noted that during the meeting, Abdilmahdi stressed the necessity of accelerating the process of forming the new Iraqi government. MH (P)/SR 2