Thursday, November 30, 2006
Al-Maliki calls for Sadrists to end boycott
Politics
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on al-Sadr lawmakers and Cabinet ministers Thursday to end their boycott of the parliament and government. "I hope they reconsider their decision because it doesn't constitute a positive development in the political process," al-Maliki said at a news conference on his return to Baghdad from a two-day visit to neighboring Jordan, where he met with President Bush and King Abdullah II. The Sadrists, who have 30 lawmakers and five Cabinet ministers, said Wednesday that their boycott was called to protest al-Maliki's meeting with Bush.
