" The Dinar Daily " ...... 12 March 2013
Othman holds state of law the responsible of the crisis between the center and the province.
12/03/2013 10:13:00
BAGHDAD / Nina / The independent MP, Mahmoud Othman held the " state of law coalition the responsibility of the current political crisis between the central government and the province, due to the lack of commitment to the agreements between the blocs as he put it.
He said in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / that the current political stagnation and growing problems among blocs, will affect the general situation in the country.
He explained that adoption the budget, in the absence of Kurdish component; affected the relationship between the Kurdistan and the federal government and increased tensions and problems between them. "
He expressed his astonishment of "the actions of the state of law coalition, noting that they are talking about their desire to solve problems from one hand, and on the other refusing to cooperate with the province to resolve the outstanding problems, including the budget law and many other topics.
It is mentioned that Kurdistan Alliance said that passing the federal budget, without the presence of any Kurdish lawmaker, is an indication of the end of the era of the national partnership.
The coalition spokesman MP, Mo'aid al-Tayyib said in a press statement that "the foundations of the political process, from the beginning, were based on compatibility, balance and partnership, and we started noting that there is a clear breach to many critical and important issues," adding that "passing the budget, without Kurdish lawmaker, is a serious indicator to the end of the era of national partnership, which is a fixed principle , not in the current Iraqi constitution, but even in the old constitutions of Iraq, which stipulated that Kurds and Arab are partners in the homeland. "
He added that "the cause, of what is going on, is prejudice to the foundations of partnership and balance, as well as the lack of confidence and respect for agreements with the Kurdistan Regional Government." He pointed out that "during the meeting, held by the President of the Kurdistan region with the representatives of the Kurdish blocs in the federal government and the House of Representatives, yesterday a decision was taken to invite Kurdish Ministers and Deputy Prime Minister in the federal government to consult in order to make a crucial decision in the coming days.
The House of Representatives had voted on Thursday, in the presence of 168 deputies, on the state budget for the current year in a clear absence of Kurds MPs and some of Iraqiya MPs.
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