Iraq: Sistani, Maliki and differences with Barzaninote

Iraqi leading Shiite cleric Ali Sistani is said to have advised Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki to give priority to a consensus with President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani. The following 404-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about Sistani’s advice and what it suggests. It also tells what the Shiite Marjaiya in Iraq expects from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in this regard.