KDP conference begins on Saturday

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The 13th conference of Kurdistan Democratic Party will begin on Saturday with the participation of 1300 members and a number of politicians and officials, a member of the preparatory committee said on Friday. “The conference of the party, chaired by President Massoud Barzani, will begin on Saturday (Dec. 11) to choose the party’s head and its deputy,” Faeq Tawfiq told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that a total of 1300 members will take part in the event. The party had held its last conference in Arbil in 1999. Arbil lies 360 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 26