Amr Moussa in Iraq deplores violence targeting innocents
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 10/21/2005

The secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, who is currently visiting Baghdad deplored the acts of violence which target innocents in Iraq, stressing simultaneously that there should be a political solution that satisfies all."

Moussa explained to journalists in conclusion of his meeting with the leader of the United Iraqi Coalition parliamentary bloc Abdul Aziz al-Hakim "we are against all those who stand against innocent Iraqis," calling for a political solution that takes into account the interests of all sides.

For his part Hakim, who presides over the Higher Council For The Islamic Revolution In Iraq, strongly criticized the Arab League, expressing strong blame on it "because its position and presence in Baghdad was late."

Moussa arrived in Baghdad on Thursday to prepare for a national dialogue in his first visit to Iraq since the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein, amid strong security measures.

Earlier, Mousa met with the speaker of the Iraqi national assembly (parliament) Hajem al-Hosni. He stressed in a press conference held with the Interim Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari that the Arab League and the Arab states are the safe net politically and strategically for the Iraqi people. He added that the Arab League will shortly open an office in Iraq, but he did not specify a date for that.

For his part, Jaafari did not oppose the convening of the national reconciliation. But he set a precondition that it is not to include the participation of what he described as "terrorists and Baathists who occupied high level positions."

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