Sistani wants new government – Allawi

NAJAF / IraqiNews.com: Sayyid Ali al- Sistani wants to speed up the process of forming the new Iraqi government, Ayad Allawi, head of the Al-Iraqiya Alliance, said on Sunday from Najaf after meeting with the Grand Ayatollah. “Sayyid Sistani stressed Iraq’s unity, national unity, and providing services to people,” Allawi said in a press conference attended by IraqiNews.com news agency. Allawi noted that he is still ready to meet Nouri al-Maliki, head of the Dawlat al-Qanoon Alliance. The holy city of Najaf lies 160 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1