Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabaniis an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Karim Qasim was of partial Kurdish heritage. He is known as "Mam Jalal" meaning "uncle Jalal" among Kurdish people...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1933
CountryIraq
agreed arab changes decided draft founding iraq member necessary support ties
We have decided to support the draft and agreed to some changes which we think necessary for the country's ties with the Arab League, as Iraq is a founding member in the AL,
book cannot changed
The only book that cannot be changed is the Koran.
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We believe that the United States should coordinate and cooperate with the Iraqi opposition, and must not entertain any idea of making changes behind the opposition's back.
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I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East.
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To move any regime you need to have co-operation and co-ordination between Kurds, Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, the people and the army. Until we have this we cannot change the regime.
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We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime.
export ideas led middle political practice seek
Indeed, we do not seek to export our political ideas or experiences, a practice that has too often led to instability in the Middle East.
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In any place in the world, when the country is facing difficulties, beside the army, the people depended on the militias and the partisan groups.
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Efforts have been made to reach agreements, but this is a historic issue that needs more study, ... We need more time.
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Efforts are being made to reach a consensus over the draft constitution during the coming hours,
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The big majority of it has been agreed but three articles remain, ... Now we will give a chance to members of the national assembly to look at it and I hope within three days these problems will be solved.
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Once his (Saddam's) interrogation is over, he will go before a tribunal, ... I will not sign it,
Once his (Saddam's) interrogation is over, he will go before a tribunal,
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I'm grateful to you for coming, ... I'm here to listen to your demands. I agree with all of them. I will do my best.