Iraq Supports Peaceful Solution to Crisis in Syria- Al- Maliki

BAGHDAD , (ST)_ Iraq ‘s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki stressed  that his country “stands with the will of the Syrian people and against foreign intervention, violence and supports  what was concluded  by the international community on the need to find a peaceful solutions and a way out of the long-lasted crisis in Syria.”

In  a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, Hisham Qandil , al- Maliki added that  Iraq and Egypt ” need to join effort in order to prevent foreign interventions and find out solutions according to peaceful  ways, away from violence and the use of force,” stressing that the sabotage and  the use of arms “will only implant  grudges and open the doors to foreign intervention. ”

Al- Maliki noted the need to establish “a working Egyptian- Iraqi  group that acts  rationally to heal the situation , prevent interventions , find out peaceful solutions that meet people ‘s aspirations,” considering  that “talk about support of moderation and peaceful solution to the problems in Syria is a manifestation of the  Egyptian and  Iraqi position.”

“I think that everybody now looks  for a peaceful way to end the crisis in Syria.” Al-Maliki added

For his part,  the Egyptian Prime Minister said  that it was agreed with the Iraqi side “with regard to Syrian affairs on the necessity and inevitability of halting the Syrian bloodshed  ,the importance of a political solution and non  foreign intervention.”

T. Fateh