Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council has agreed on an interim constitution and plans to have it signed and sealed within three days. The 25-member US-appointed Council had previously missed a 28 February deadline to strike a deal amid divisions over Islamic law, Kurdish autonomy demands and women in government. One council spokesman confirmed: "Islam will be the official religion of the state and it will be a source ... of legislation." "Federalism also has been approved as a form of government," he said, adding details of the agreement would be announced on Wednesday. The constitution is to provide a framework for an interim government set to take power on 30 June from the US-led administration in Baghdad. The Council brings together leaders from Iraq's various ethnic and religious groups - comprising of Shia, Sunnis, Kurds and Turkmen. **Heated discussions*** During discussions on Friday, several Shia members of the Council walked out angered by the cancellation of a previous ruling that would have made divorce and inheritance subject to the rulings of religious law. Other sticking points had included defining the role of women in a future government, with some Council members pushing for the constitution to set out a specific quota for the number of female representatives or parliamentarians. There had also been furious debate over federalism, with the Kurds, who have effectively had self-rule in three northern provinces of Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War, pushing to enshrine that autonomy in the document. Before Monday's announcement, an official in the US-led administration said occupation administrator Paul Bremer was unlikely to use his veto powers on a constitutional deal. Officials said the negotiations were spirited and at times heated, but always respectful. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Muhsin Abdul-Hamid currently chairs the US-appointed council. (Al-Jazeera)