Iraq: Maliki, Jeffrey and the government issue – Update 1note

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have rejected proposals to meet with former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi at the US embassy in Baghdad. The following 63-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the counter-proposals Al-Maliki made. It also tells what about the position at the US State Department and the US embassy in Baghdad.