Britain: Allawi is a respected figure and we hope for a strong Iraqi government
British Ambassador to Baghdad, Stephen Hickey, said that the Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi is a “very respectable” figure, and Britain hopes to form a new new government for solutions to stability and security in the country, and he expected that Parliament will vote on the new government within days.
Hickey stated in an exclusive interview with Al-Mirbad that he has knowledge of Allawi and that he is a “very respectable” person who has news in government administration and outside, adding that he “wishes him success” in the future, and the decision will be for politicians in Parliament, not the UK government.
He added, however, that Britain “wishes Iraq a strong government, and otherwise it will not be stability and security”, adding that Allawi and his government will face many challenges, but we are optimistic about his ability, experience and success in the future, explaining that his country “supports the Iraqi state institutions and does not support personalities or politicians.” It also wants to support the armed forces and economic reforms and respond to the demands of the demonstrators in the provinces, pointing out that there will be advice and support to the government in the future.