Iraqi national congress concludes deliberations

The central council of the opposition Iraqi national congress on Tuesday in London concluded its deliberations which lasted for three days following discussions and disputes that lasted until drafting out final decisions.

Deliberations of the congress witnessed several personal and sideline confrontations between the participating members of various trends and even among members of the same trend.

The meeting was attended by the US coordinator for the Iraqi opposition who delivered a speech in which he stressed that the American government is serious in getting rid off from the regime of Saddam Hussein and in backing the Iraqi opposition and commitment to its previous decisions.

Sources of the opposition said that the US administration will offer a sum of US $ 8 million as expenditures for one year. This sum will be distributed on the ground of allotting US $ one million as annual expenditures for London's office of the Iraqi opposition, and also to cover the salaries for the working staff and other expenses needed to read a headquarters and telephone bills.

It was also decided by the end of the conference to build two TV stations for the congress one is in London and another one in north Iraq and to issue a regular paper and a magazine in the name of the congress.