Baghdad, INN- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates harshly reprimanded Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki for his inaction to settle critical issues, sources close Maliki told INN Thursday. According to the sources, who asked not to be named, Gates, currently on a visit to Iraq, summoned Maliki for a private meeting at the US embassy in Baghdad on Thursday and Maliki left his office in a hurry without taking any one with him.
The Prime Minister was harshly rebuked by Gates because of his inaction to settle standing issues making him a heavy burden on the US occupation forces in Iraq, said the sources. This was clear on Maliki’s face when came out of the meeting wiping sweat on his face with a handkerchief from his pocket, they added noting that Maliki did not say any word, he was just listening to Gates’s words. The Prime Minister left the embassy with a different complexion, they said.
The US administration is very much worried about Maliki’s recent remarks when he talked about withdrawing confidence from the current fragile coalition government and plans to work for forming a new government with a sectarian political majority. According to the same sources, Maliki also on Thursday received a phone call from US Vice President Joe Biden expressing Washington worries about Maliki’s plans and his inability to address critical issues in the country.
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The Prime Minister was harshly rebuked by Gates because of his inaction to settle standing issues making him a heavy burden on the US occupation forces in Iraq, said the sources. This was clear on Maliki’s face when came out of the meeting wiping sweat on his face with a handkerchief from his pocket, they added noting that Maliki did not say any word, he was just listening to Gates’s words. The Prime Minister left the embassy with a different complexion, they said.
The US administration is very much worried about Maliki’s recent remarks when he talked about withdrawing confidence from the current fragile coalition government and plans to work for forming a new government with a sectarian political majority. According to the same sources, Maliki also on Thursday received a phone call from US Vice President Joe Biden expressing Washington worries about Maliki’s plans and his inability to address critical issues in the country.
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