Dr. Roj Nuri Shawis is the first-deputy-prime minister of Iraq and influential in the structure of the policy and a powerful personification among the parties. Shawis has positive relations with Iranian authorities. As a chief of the center of ministers, parliament representatives, Iraqi Kurdish authorities’ convergence working in the central government, and now as the deputy-prime minister has traveled to Iran in order to develop economic relations and visited first-deputy president, the head of parliament and a number of representatives. Iran Press had a talk as underneath about the main summary of put conversation.
In a response to the first question, he assessed the importance of Iraq elections through two aspects. One about people participation assessed positive and the other the repeated emphasis on democracy process and its confirmation in Iraq. In his viewpoint, it was a triumph for Iraqi people. In a response to another question about the Kurdish move’s coalition with legal government in the current situation said: ‘government experience in new Iraq is over 10 years relying upon Kurds and Shia. Kurds have had the main role in establishment of all government as well as obey of the constitution of Iraq, therefore unfortunately they did not benefit as it was supposed to, and their influencing decreased. It is felt that there are moves except some about this.’ However he believes the future government would be established upon Kurds and Shia. He also mentioned the before differences among former governments and believed in the government of coalition such problems are usual. However he insisted in groups’ participation like Sunnis believing democracy of new government formation and considered it undeniable. Shawis emphasized deeming the post of president as Kurds’ share, and continued to answer a question about his position about increasing president authority through reformation in constitute that this matter did not relate to constitute and the parliament, it can just be conducted by a political agreement. Parliament can vote on this agreement as vote of confidence on the cabinet and the presidency. Shawis mentioned Mr. Barzani’s position about it and said that this should have been assigned to Kurds; also everyone who is put in this position should be approved by Kurdistan parliament.
About Iraqi Kurdish and Shia groups relations with Iran’s, he said most part of Iraqi groups have had a long relations with Iran especially those who were against Fascist Baath regime. They all deem Iran as their own friend, that is why and in my opinion Islamic Republic of Iran in the direction of the convergence among related groups play a necessary role. He also dealt with Kurds’ role in the formation of the new democratic system of Iraq. In his view, Kurds played a scouting role in this process, since Kurdish parties entered in this political process sooner than current Iraqi’s.
Shawis, who is also the head of Economic Committee of Iraq, evaluated the current commercial exchanges of both countries up to over $ 10 billion and deemed his travel to Iran to negotiate and consult with Iranian side in order to high this to $20 billion and over. He considered his travel success to accomplish their goals.
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