350 out of 700 invited figures attend reconciliation conference
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 19 /03 /2008 Time 12:17:19
Baghdad, Mar 18, (VOI) – Tahseen Al-Shaikhlee, responsible for the second National Reconciliation Conference, said that the preparatory committee addressed invitations for the conference to 700 figures, in addition to heads of parliamentary entities, but only 350 figures attended
The conference started on Tuesday at the Convention Center in Baghdad, and will last for two days. It aims at activating the role of different forces in the political process for a positive participation in the national reconciliation, to build Iraq, and to support the governmental efforts in the security field.
"The conference's objectives are: the former regime should not be restored, avoiding violence, believing in the unity of Iraq, respecting the national constitutional constants, respecting human rights, and timetabling the withdrawal of Multi-National Forces (MNF) from Iraq," Al-Shaikhlee explained.
He added "the conference held four workshops today in this regard."
From his side, Iraqi minister of national dialogue stressed "there should be a timetable for the MNF to withdraw from Iraq, but there should also be a link between training and arming Iraqi forces, and this withdrawal."
Concerning Sahwa (Awakening) Councils' participation in the conference, Akram Al-Hakim said the "Anbar Rescue Council attended the conference."
