SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Foreign Minister on Thursday said that there is an ongoing talk between the disputed parties with a direction to hold a parliament session.
Fuad Hussein, the Iraqi foreign Minister during a press conference spoke on the latest signs of progress that have been made between the political parties concerning the talks to hold a parliament session.
“There are talks between the disputed parties, with a direction that looks to hold a parliament session shortly,” Hussein said, wishing that Muqtada al-Sadr join the talks to be a part of the government formation.
“Iraq is struggling over the formation of the new government and the intra-Shiite conflict,” He said.
The Iraqi Council of Representatives since an election in October last year has not been able to vote for a new government even though at least 10 months have passed since the election.
The dispute within the parties has hindered the process, trapping Iraq in unprecedented political deadlock, the longest in the country since the 2003 United States-led invasion resetting the political order.
The road map ahead is unclear as parliament has exceeded the constitutional timeline for forming a new government.
