Iraq leader says flow of arms must stop by Delia Cruceru

At the UN General Assembly in New York, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pleaded for national reconciliation process in order to get rid of terrorism from the country and bring peace to the region. He said that the flow of arms, suicide bombers and terrorism funding in his country must stop or else "disastrous consequences" not only for the region but for the entire world would take place. "National reconciliation is stronger than the weapons of terrorism," he said. "Today we feel optimistic that countries of the region realize the danger of the terrorist attacks against Iraq, that it is not in their interest for Iraq to be weak." He pointed that Iraq made considerable progress as the sectarian violence has been reduced, and provinces from the west like Anbar have stability in the region. According to al-Maliki in Iraq there are hundreds of political parties active within 20 political alliances; more than 6,000 civil organizations; hundreds of newspapers and magazines and 40 local and satellite TV stations. But this matter doesn't glad the new wave of terrorism, with terrorist targeting the "new Iraq" for they dislike the progress made in the country. "Terrorism kills civilians, journalists, actors, thinkers and professionals. It attacks universities, marketplaces and libraries. It blows up mosques and churches and destroys the infrastructure of state institutions," al-Maliki said. He added that the new Constitution doesn't permit any interference in Iraq's internal affairs and warned against activities of some neighbors without naming them.

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by Delia Cruceru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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