VP calls for historic solution to Kirkuk crisis

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi called for a historic not a political solution to the Kirkuk cause, according to a presidential statement. This came during his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday. “Kirkuk needs a historic solution not a political one and all political parts concerned have to start negotiating to find a joint solution for that crisis,” the statement quoted the vice president as saying during his meeting with Erdogan. ” Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Staffan de Mistura … SRSG Staffan de Mistura has included in his report on Kirkuk and disputed areas something related to that joint solution,” he added. “Achieving a comprehensive economic developmenet is the key for many political and security problems in the countru, including Kirkuk and the disputed areas problems,” Abdulmahdi said, noting that Iraq needs two key things, a complete economic vision and a great develppment in the private and investement sectors. Erdogan, for side part, said Turkey will continue cooperating with Iraq to reach a joint understanding regarding the water issue. SH (P) 1