New U.S. Envoy Will Press Iraqis on Their Charter
By DEXTER FILKINS and JAMES GLANZ, The New York Times, Published: July 26, 2005
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 25 - The new American ambassador to Iraq waded into the debate over its constitution on Monday, signaling that the United States would work to guarantee the rights of Iraqi women and to blunt the desires of ethnic and religious factions pushing for broader autonomy in the new Iraqi state.
With less than three weeks to go before the country's permanent constitution is supposed to be completed, the new ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, indicated that the United States would play an active and, if need be, public role in brokering what he called a "national compact" among the country's ethnic and sectarian groups.
NOTE: More information from MSNC.com (via AP), Updated: 2:34 p.m. ET July 26, 2005
"Iraq constitution may erode women's rights: Draft proposal would limit rights in marriage, divorce and inheritance."
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 25 - The new American ambassador to Iraq waded into the debate over its constitution on Monday, signaling that the United States would work to guarantee the rights of Iraqi women and to blunt the desires of ethnic and religious factions pushing for broader autonomy in the new Iraqi state.
With less than three weeks to go before the country's permanent constitution is supposed to be completed, the new ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, indicated that the United States would play an active and, if need be, public role in brokering what he called a "national compact" among the country's ethnic and sectarian groups.
NOTE: More information from MSNC.com (via AP), Updated: 2:34 p.m. ET July 26, 2005
"Iraq constitution may erode women's rights: Draft proposal would limit rights in marriage, divorce and inheritance."
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