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Kurdistan PM to discuss hydro-carbons law
and other key issues in Baghdad
23.6.2008
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June
23, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region "Iraq", —
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani Monday arrived in
Baghdad for meetings with Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki
on key issues concerning Iraq as a whole and the
Kurdistan Region.
Prime Minister Barzani, who heads a delegation from
the Kurdistan Region, will meet Prime Minister
Maliki to discuss the current political process in
Iraq, national reconciliation and government efforts
to reinforce law and order. The talks will also
focus on the hydro-carbon law, Article 140 regarding
the disputed territories and the Peshmerga forces.
Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, the Kurdistan Regional
Government's Head of the Department of Foreign
Relations, said, "The aim of these talks is the
establishment of proper mechanisms for relations
between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the
federal government in Baghdad. Additionally,www.ekurd.net
the aim is to push for
the creation of a hydro-carbon law which includes an
efficient free-market approach, enhancing the
private sector, encouraging foreign investment, and
securing transparency as its main principles." |
Nechirvan Barzani (R), Prime
Minister of
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) with Nouri Al-Maliki,
Iraqi PM. Photo archive |
Bakir, speaking to KRG.org, said, "The Kurdistan
Regional Government acts on behalf of all the people
of Iraq and within the constitutional framework. As
for Kirkuk and the other disputed territories, the
KRG reiterates its position on achieving a peaceful
and just solution for this problem, which is seen in
the full implementation of Article 140 as stipulated
in the Iraqi Constitution."
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