Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Head of the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council Sayyed Ammar Al Hakim stressed that the decision of forming the next government should be an Iraqi decision away from external interferences.
In a meeting with French Ambassador to Iraq Boris Boillon, Sayyed Ammar Al Hakim stressed that Iraq is interested in building up strategic relations with France and make use of the French expertise in reconstruction and investment.
The French Ambassador briefed Sayyed Ammar Al Hakim on his recent visit to the offices of religious authorities in the holy city of Najaf.
The French government praises the role of the religious authority calling for national unity among the different political parties, Boillon said.
End item/ 129
