Kurdistan President calls on US to solve Iraq’s problems before departure

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Massoud Barazani called on the United States of America to solve Iraq’s problems before ordering troops to depart the country. “Problems between Kurdistan’s regional cabinet and Iraq’s federal government have to be solved prior to U.S. withdrawal from Iraq,” Barazani said on Saturday according to the Kurdistan regional cabinet’s Web site. He noted that the post-election phase proves Iraq is not an easy-to-run state. “Iraq should be built on real partnership, unified understanding, and democracy,” Barazani stressed. MH (P)/SR 1