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farquar
04-10-2005, 03:13 PM
Sunday 10 April 2005, 20:45 Makka Time, 17:45 GMT
Allawi's bloc had previously wanted to join the opposition

Iraq's outgoing prime minister has agreed to the idea of his parliamentary bloc joining the country's new government.

According to spokesman Thair al-Naqib on Sunday, Iyad Allawi is in negotia-tions on what cabinet posts it will receive.

"Allawi decided that his bloc will take part in the new government because he believes in making the political and democratic process in Iraqi successful," al-Naqib explained. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/572EB6D8-183F-4473-84AB-6FFCA56037FD.htm