Baghdad - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called Iraqi political parties to Baghdad on Monday for a crisis summit to seek solutions to the current paralysis of the government in Iraqi. "In view of the domestic political problems that the country is suffering, I am forced to call the political leaders of Iraq to this meeting," the news agency Aswat al-Iraq quoted him as saying.
The goals of the meeting include the naming of new ministers from al-Maliki's governing coalition. He predicted tough negotiations.