TEHRAN, May 20 - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Shi'ite cleric's bloc was declared winner of Iraq's parliamentary election.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - "During our meeting, we agreed to work together and with other parties to expedite the process of forming a new Iraqi government," Abadi said at a joint press conference, Reuters reported.
"It will be a strong government, capable of providing to its citizens services, security and economic prosperity."
"Our door is open to anyone as long as they want to build the nation, and that it be an Iraqi decision," Sadr said.
A bloc led by Hadi al-Amiri, one of the most powerful figures in Iraq, came in second.
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