Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday his war-weary country has moved past its division s and has entered a new phase of national unity.
CNN reported Maliki made the remark in an address to diplomats from neighboring countries and around the world gathered for a meeting in Kuwait.
Iraq has passed its crises and divisions, Maliki was quoted as saying.
He added that Iraq has entered a new phase where the interest of the country transcends differences.
Also attending the meeting was U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, CNN reported.
Maliki urged the leaders of neighboring counties to take serious big steps to implement the decisions made at previous conferences.
He said a stable and safe Iraq will be in the interest of regional countries and the world.
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