Live TV RADIO

KURDISTAN24

  • Erbil
  • -
  • Türkçe
  • |
  • English
  • |
  • Kurdî
  • |
  • فارسی
  • |
  • عربي
  • |
  • كوردی
KURDISTAN 24
  • News
    • Kurdistan
    • Middle East
    • World
  • Analysis
    • Kurdistan
    • Middle East
    • Features
  • Economy
    • Kurdistan
    • World
  • Interviews
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Social
  • Opinions
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Social
  • Culture
    • Kurdistan
    • World
  • Sports
    • Kurdistan
    • World
  • Features
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Social

About Us | Contact Us  | Apps

Kurdistan

Iraqi leaders ask Barzani to open ‘special office’ in Baghdad: Minister

Sangar Ali Sangar Ali |

Iraqi leaders ask Barzani to open ‘special office’ in Baghdad: Minister
Kurdistan Region Security Chief Masrour Barzani (L), KDP President Masoud Barzani (M), and Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi (R) during a meeting in Baghdad, Nov. 22, 2018. (Photo: KRSC)
Kurdistan Iraq Erbil Baghdad Masoud Barzani

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – During his two-day trip of meetings with leaders from across the spectrum of Iraqi politics, President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and former President of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani has been asked to open a special office in Baghdad, said a Minister on Friday.

After a year of raised tensions between Erbil and Baghdad, Barzani visited the Iraqi capital on Thursday to discuss Erbil – Baghdad disputes and express support for the newly formed federal government headed by Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

It was the first such visit since the Barzani played a central role in the Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum held last year in the region and disputed territories.

On Thursday, after landing in Baghdad mid-day, the Kurdish leader met with Abdul-Mahdi, Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, head of al-Fatih (Conquest) coalition Hadi al-Amiri, former national security adviser Falih al-Fayyadh, and head of the State of Law Coalition and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

On Friday, he then met with leader of the Iraqi Turkmen Front Arshad al-Salihi, former Prime Minister and leader of Nasr (Victory) coalition Haider al-Abadi, Sunni leader Salih Mutlak, and head of al-Hikma (Wisdom) movement Ammar al-Hakim.

He also flew to the holy city of Najaf to meet with Muqtada al-Sadr, head of the Sairoon coalition, the top vote-getter in May's national election.

At the request of at least some of the Iraqi leaders he met with, Barzani is planning to open a special office in Baghdad in the near future with the purpose of strengthening ties with different parties in Iraq’s capital.

“They have asked [Barzani] to open his office in Baghdad and visit Iraq’s capital often,” Bangin Rekani, the Kurdish Minister of Housing and Reconstruction in the federal government, told Kurdistan 24 on Friday.

When was asked for a timeline on the establishment of the office, he replied, “We will work on it, and make it ready.”

Although Barzani has held no governmental post since his term as the president of the Kurdish semi-autonomous region ended on Nov. 1, 2017, in the wake of Baghdad's stern reaction to the independence referendum, he continues to play a central and influential role in the Kurdistan Region and in Iraq as a whole.

This is no less the case after KDP voters turned out in strong numbers in both national and regional elections in 2018.

"I am optimistic about this visit [of Barzani] that would be a base for resolving the issues that were often called 'long-standing disputes,' namely the budget, partnership, and understanding [between Erbil and Baghdad]," said Salim al-Jabouri, a Sunni leader and former Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker, to Kurdistan 24.

Barzani has historic ties with Abdul-Mahdi and he is reportedly optimistic about the prospect of the new prime minister being capable of resolving the deep-rooted disputes between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraq's federal government.

Editing by John J. Catherine

(Addition reporting by Aras Ahmed in Baghdad)

Related Gallery
Related Article
Last 24 Hour
01 WATCH: Thousands in ISIS-held Baghouz surrender to Syrian Democratic Forces
02 'Largest' ISIS financing cell captured inside Syria by Iraqi intelligence: Source
03 Suicide bombers attack Iraqi village; security forces and residents respond
04 Kurdish-backed council welcomes US decision to keep troops in Syria
05 Syrian council welcomes Belgian support of international trials for foreign ISIS fighters
06 Swiss army officer that fought ISIS avoids jail time
Last week
01 Kurdistan and Iraq unify customs tariffs to facilitate commercial trade
02 SDF says will focus on liberation of Afrin, sleeper cells after ISIS defeat
03 WATCH: Thousands in ISIS-held Baghouz surrender to Syrian Democratic Forces
04 'Largest' ISIS financing cell captured inside Syria by Iraqi intelligence: Source
05 First British female ISIS member sentenced in UK has been released
06 Swiss citizen who fought with Christian group against ISIS faces military court
Last month
01 EXCLUSIVE: German ISIS wife explains why she joined, traveled to Syria
02 US forces patrol Mosul street; Iraqi militia claims to have blocked them
03 Kurdistan and Iraq unify customs tariffs to facilitate commercial trade
04 King arrives in Baghdad for Spain's first head of state visit to Iraq in 40 years
05 SDF says will focus on liberation of Afrin, sleeper cells after ISIS defeat
06 Netherlands coordinating with Syrian Kurds for return of ISIS females
Most Popular
    opinion
    A Biopsy of Iraq
    We cannot do a biopsy on countries, but they are made up of humans, and their feelings about themselves and their compatriots, if scrutinized closely, may give us a sense of how that country is doing in the world.
    A Biopsy of Iraq
    Kani Xulam
    The Lady with the Knife
    Arayish Barzinjee-Martsch:
    The Lady with the Knife
    How Iraq’s Supreme Court can end ongoing legal battle over MPs retirement benefits
    Majida Ismael:
    How Iraq’s Supreme Court can end ongoing legal battle over MPs retirem...
    Donald Trump’s Syria withdrawal a return to his anti-war, campaign self
    Adam Lucente:
    Donald Trump’s Syria withdrawal a return to his anti-war, campaign sel...
    • News 
    • Kurdistan
    • Middle East
    • World
    • Section
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Culture
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
    • Service
    • Frequencies
    • Live
    • Apps
    • RSS
    © Copyright 2019 Kurdistan 24 – All rights reserved

    Sitemap | Terms and Conditions | About us | Contact Us  | Work For Us


    Design & Development by: AwroSoft (AP.)