The leader of a coalition of state law, Vice President Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday expressed hope that the President of the Office of the Presidency of Kurdistan, Fuad Hussein, to assume the post of President of the Republic of Iraq, stressing that the support of the leader of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan for the latter will be an influential factor in resolving differences and outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad.
Maliki said in a statement to reporters after meeting with the delegation of the Democratic Party to Baghdad, headed by Hussein, he met with the delegation and heard them good ideas on the political process and the formation of the Iraqi government.
He added that the Kurdistan Democratic Party is sticking to the post of President of the Republic, indicating that 'we wanted if the brothers Kurds have submitted one candidate for this post'.