Barham Saleh says ready to resign to solve problems

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Barham Saleh, on Wednesday expressed his government’s readiness to step down if this would solve problems in the region. “I will not hesitate to present my resignation if this would solve the recent problems in the region,” Saleh said in an interview with a Kurd newspaper. “Despite the government spent only one year, we managed to achieve serious progress in reforms and reconstruction fields,” he added. Thousands of protesters went to street last Thursday (Feb. 17) calling for better services and living conditions and fighting corruption. SH (TP)/SR 1106