Presidency of Kurdistan reveals an agreement between Barzani and Allawi and Nujaifi on the crisis with Baghdad

2017/10/07 20:02

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The presidency of the Kurdistan region, Saturday, that the President of the region, Massoud Barzani, and Vice President of the Republic Iyad Allawi and Osama Najafi, they discussed how to solve the problems between Baghdad and Erbil, and agreed to lift immediately the sanctions imposed on the region by the federal government.

"Barzani met today in Sulaymaniyah, on the sidelines of the funeralof former President Jalal Talabani, with Allawi and Najafi, and discussed with them the current problems between the region and the center."

For his part, Vice President Iyad Allawi, expressed his hope to find solutions to the outstanding problems between the Kurdistan region and the federal government, stressing that a positive meeting collected by the President of the region Massoud Barzani in Sulaymaniyah.

Allawi, who is currently visiting Sulaymaniyah to participate in the funeral of Jalal Talabani, told reporters that he "held a positive meeting with Massoud Barzani, head of the region, on the problems and differences between Erbil and Baghdad," noting that "the meeting was positive."

He expressed "his hope to find solutions to the outstanding problems between the region and the federal government in Baghdad," stressing "continue attempts and endeavors aimed at reducing the tension between the two sides, and the need to resolve all the differences thorny through dialogue and negotiation."

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