INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Shafaq News/ The second deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, and the head of the Wisdom (Al-Hikma) Movement, Ammar
al-Hakim, agreed that there is an "opportunity" to end the political deadlock in Iraq.In a statement, Abdullah's office said, "The second
deputy speaker received in his office in Baghdad this evening, Ammar al-Hakim, head of the Wisdom Movement and his accompanying
delegation."The two sides discussed "the efforts of the national forces to overcome the political crisis, the formation of the new
government, the delay in approving the federal budget, the high prices, and the lack of services."Both sides stressed the importance of
continuing efforts and that "the opportunity exists to initiate understandings and dialogues among the national forces and the partners in
the political process and move forward to resolve disagreements."
