Masrour Barzani: Kurds favor stable, representative Iraqi government that implements constitution

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), Masrour Barzani, says the Kurdistan Region wants to form a coalition in Baghdad that implements the Kurdish demands and the articles of the Iraqi Constitution.

In a meeting on Tuesday with the New Zealand Ambassador to Iraq, Bradley Sawden, Barzani explained that Kurdish parties favor “a stable, representative government based on partnership that is at peace with neighbors,” a readout on the KRSC website said.

Chancellor Barzani added that the new Iraqi government should respond “to the needs and interests of its peoples,” and implement the constitution in its entirety.

The Kurdish leader also addressed the need to intensify efforts for the establishment of the High Council for Strategic Policy which makes decisive decisions and prevents monopoly of power in the administration, the statement said.

According to the KRSC statement, Barzani and Sawden discussed “regional political and military developments.”

“Among them, both officials had a lengthy exchange over the formation of a new Iraqi government and concern over [Islamic State] activities in Salahaddin, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk and Mosul.”

Both sides agreed that the new government should reflect the components of Iraq and achieve national reconciliation, provide basic services, and resolve outstanding issues.

Sawden, meanwhile, expressed his country’s support for the formation of a government that represents all the components and meets the needs and demands of the people, the KRSC statement said.

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany