“The arrival of military options at a dead end and the growing conviction of the need to reach a political solution to the crisis” have increased the odds of a successful push for peace, said Maliki in a statement on Monday.
The statement was issued following Maliki’s meeting with UN/Arab League Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Monday. Brahimi is on a regional tour to muster support for the planned Geneva II peace conference on the Syrian crisis, which is expected to be held in November, Al-Alam reported.
The Iraqi leader further stressed that Baghdad is ready to throw its weight behind Brahimi’s initiative to mediate a political solution “for all Syrians and the region”.
