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| Iraq president Jalal Talabani suffers a stroke | Iraq president Jalal Talabani suffers a stroke |
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| Iraq's president Jalal Talabani has suffered a stroke and his medical team is still trying to stabilise his condition, his spokesman has said. | Iraq's president Jalal Talabani has suffered a stroke and his medical team is still trying to stabilise his condition, his spokesman has said. |
| Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is at the hospital in Baghdad where the president is being treated, his spokesman, Ali al-Moussawi, said on Tuesday. Doctors have not decided whether Talabani will continue to be treated in Baghdad or flown to another country for treatment, he added. | Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is at the hospital in Baghdad where the president is being treated, his spokesman, Ali al-Moussawi, said on Tuesday. Doctors have not decided whether Talabani will continue to be treated in Baghdad or flown to another country for treatment, he added. |
| The presidency is a largely ceremonial post, although it does retain some powers under the constitution. The president must sign off on laws approved by parliament and has the power to block executions. | The presidency is a largely ceremonial post, although it does retain some powers under the constitution. The president must sign off on laws approved by parliament and has the power to block executions. |
| Talabani, a member of Iraq's Kurdish minority, has frequently used the post to mediate between Iraq's various sects and ethnic groups. He has recently been working to resolve a standoff between the central government and the Kurds, who have their own fighting force. | Talabani, a member of Iraq's Kurdish minority, has frequently used the post to mediate between Iraq's various sects and ethnic groups. He has recently been working to resolve a standoff between the central government and the Kurds, who have their own fighting force. |
| Last month, the two sides moved additional troops into disputed areas along the Kurds' self-rule northern region, prompting fears that fighting could break out. | Last month, the two sides moved additional troops into disputed areas along the Kurds' self-rule northern region, prompting fears that fighting could break out. |
| Talabani last week brokered a deal that called on both sides to eventually withdraw troops, though there is as yet no timetable. | Talabani last week brokered a deal that called on both sides to eventually withdraw troops, though there is as yet no timetable. |
| Talabani met Maliki on Monday. They agreed that Maliki would invite a delegation from the Kurdish regional government to Baghdad to continue the talks, according to the prime minister's office. | Talabani met Maliki on Monday. They agreed that Maliki would invite a delegation from the Kurdish regional government to Baghdad to continue the talks, according to the prime minister's office. |
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