Al-Sharqiyah TV interviews Iraqi figures on National Reconciliation Conference

BBC Monitoring Middle East

March 19, 2008

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[From the "Harvest" programme - live]

Dubai Al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic at 1906 gmt on 18 March carries live within its "Harvest" news programme a 47-minute talk show on the Iraqi national reconciliation conference, which opened in Baghdad today. To discuss this issue, newscasters Ahmad Khadir and Su'ad Ibrahim in Al-Sharqiyah studios interview Baha al-A'raji, a leading member of the Al-Sadr Trend, via telephone from Baghdad; Faruq Rida'ah, an Iraqi politician, via satellite from London; Muhammad Sharif, member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, via satellite from Arbil; Ghassan al-Atiyah, head of the Iraqi Foundation for Development and Democracy, via …

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