Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

Maliki, Saleh meet in Baghdad

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com:  The Kurdistan government delegation, headed by Barham Saleh, held today a meeting with Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki, media sources of Kurdish Premiership announced here. Alan Raouf, member of the governmental delegation told IraqiNews.com that the meeting was held to continue the deliberations of the political delegation that visited Baghdad days before on the pending dossiers between the two sides. Raouf pointed out that the delegation met Parliament Speaker Usama Nujaifi and called for implementing the constitution and Arbil agreement. The Kurdish delegation visit to Baghdad comes during Turkish military concentrations on the Kurdish borders, under the pretext of chasing the PKK party members. Reports were contradictory, some said that the Turkish forces penetrated into the Kurdish territories, while the Kurdish government denied these news. RM (TS) 55