Iraqi constitution to be ready in July

Iraqi President Jalal al-Talibani announced on Tuesday that the Iraqi constitution will be ready before the end of the current month July.

Talibani said following his meeting with the former Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi with Journalists that the "committees working on writing the constitution are working intensively and have almost completed the writing of the constitution."

Talibani added that the committees took into account observations shown by sides concerned on the constitution, stressing that these observations are have been considered.

The committee stemmed from the Iraqi parliament who has to formulate a permanent constitution by the fall of August 15. When it is approved, general elections will be held in a date not to exceed December 15, and the new government is to be formed by the fall of December 31st.