SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Monday expressed supported for the Iraqi prime minister’s call for a “national dialogue” between the political parties in Iraq in an attempt to end disputes.
Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called on the political parties to hold a “national dialogue” to end disputes and to give priorities to the country’s interests, after Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq.
“I support the call of Prime Minister Mr. Mustafa al-Kadhimi to hold a national dialogue between the various Iraqi parties and to conduct a real and profound dialogue in order to reach a final agreement and develop radical solutions to the problems of the Kurdistan Region with the federal government in accordance with the constitution,” Barzani said in a tweet.
Despite a series of meetings between Iraqi and Kurdish officials, Erbil and Baghdad have yet to reach a final agreement on suspending issues between both sides.
Kadhimi also called on the officials and political and civil bodies to “reach a final understanding on an agreement about relations between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government so as to keep the unity of Iraq’s land.”
