His eminence stressed two points: first, the importance of the Alliance, its survival and its unity, and second, the necessity of adhering to the decisions that came out of the Alliance.

We hope they will review their position, because if they do not, it will damage the atmosphere of unity we have in this critical time.

There are some contacts, with the focal point of discussions revolving around the identity of Iraq .

When we penned the changes, we did not give consideration to the opposition by these groups. These people are not going to succeed in bringing down the constitution.

We cannot ignore the facts on the ground. Democracy means accepting the opinion of the majority. They should accept the other and the outcome of the ballot boxes. The Sunnis need to take this into consideration.

There will no going back and no new elections. The results must be accepted and the will of the people must be respected.