Deal struck on Sunni Arab role in drafting Iraq constitution

[ECH1969]

BAGHDAD (AFX) - A deal has been reached on the participation of the Sunni Arabs, who largely boycotted January's election, in a panel to draft the Iraqi constitution, deputies and Sunni leaders told Agence France-Presse.

'We have agreed with our brothers from the (Shiite) United Iraqi Alliance and the (Kurdish) alliance, in the presence of Adnan al-Janabi, the coordinator for the Sunni Arabs, that Sunni Arabs will have 15 seats on the constitution drafting committee and 10 other seats as consultants,' said Abdul Rahman Munshid al-Asi, a Sunni Arab who took part in the talks.

Sunni Arabs only had two seats on the 55-member committee, but the Shiites and Kurds, dominant in parliament, have been looking to bring in more figures from the disenchanted community.

There had been disagreement on the size, nature and conditions of the Sunni participation.

http://www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/06/16/afx2096233.html

[hadrons]

1. and now everything is just peachy in Iraq ....

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