KDP, PUK to convene in Sulaimani

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Senior leaders from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are set to meet in Sulaimani on Sunday, Kurdistan24 has learned.

Members of the KDP political office will visit Sulaimani and meet with the PUK president and other senior party leaders to discuss bilateral relations, domestic politics, Kurdistan Region parliament elections, and the latest provincial elections in Kirkuk and Nineveh.

The meeting is the first of its kind between the officials following the provincial elections, in which the Kurdish parties secured the majority of votes in Kirkuk.

The Kirkuk provincial council is set to convene on Monday after the newly elected members had recently sworn in.

The parties have previously met in Kirkuk, pledging cooperation in the local governance in a bid to normalize the situation in the oil-rich province following Oct. 16, 2017 attacks by Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi forces.

The KDP and PUK have similarly held numerous meetings to discuss holding the Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections that have been further delayed.

The Kurdish election law is still a source of tension between the two parties.

KDP has previously reiterated on holding the elections on time without further delay.