Iraq, Syria, Maliki and the government issue – Update 1note

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is said to have told Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki during his meeting with him in Damascus on 13/10/10 that he prefers postponing the setting up of a new government in Iraq. The following 450-word report sheds tells why Al-Assad is taking such a position. It also tells what about the Syrian proposals to settle the government issue in Iraq and what about the reaction of the Dawa Party.