44 Quotes by Mahmoud Othman

There is no progress. We are sticking to our stance and they explained their stance.

Yesterday (Sunday) the meeting of the president with the other parties agreed on the principle of forming a national security council.

Settling these differences is not an easy matter and it cannot be done quickly.

If we'd had more time, it would have been possible to get Sunni participation. When Oct. 15 comes, many won't even have seen the constitution.

but the question is, would this draft satisfy the Sunni Arabs' demands.

I don't think anybody is in a hurry. They are completely out of touch with the voters.

I expect that there still will be difficulties over choosing the prime minister.

He doesn't share his decision with others, like his last visit to Turkey, which was wrong because he didn't tell his deputy, the president, the minister of foreign affairs. It was a decision he made by himself without going back to the government. Iraq is in a pool of blood and the prime minister left to visit Turkey, while in such a situation there shouldn't be any official outside the country.

When he promises something, he'll get it done. If he can't do it, he won't promise it.