Seistani supports role for AL in transferring authorities to Iraqis

The assistant secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Ahmad Bin Hali said that the Shiite clergy Ayatullah Ali al-Seistani, informed the Arab League delegation, currently visiting Iraq, his support for a role to be played by the AL in the transfer of authority to the Iraqis.

In statements following his meeting together with the accompanying delegation with Seistani in al- Najaf city, Bin Hali stressed that all-Iraqi sides he had met support this very role.

The AL delegation visited al-Anbar governorate and met with the leaders of the Iraqi tribes in the governorate, and members of the Iraqi Muslim scholars. During the meeting, the citizens of the governorate called on the AL to play a pivotal role in the Iraqi issue and to work for preserving the unity of Iraq. And its independence. The AL delegation arrived in Iraq on Saturday in a first visit for representatives for the AL since the collapse of Baghdad.