Barham Saleh assigned to form new govt.

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: President of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Massoud al-Barazani has assigned Prime Minister Barham Saleh and his deputy Azad Barwari to form a new government for the region. “This came during a meeting at the Salah al-Din resort, Arbil,” according to a statement released by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and received by Iraqi News. Saleh and his deputy are expected to hold a press conference later today to shed some light on the formation of the new government, the statement added. SS (P)/SR 1