Urgent – Talabani: Agreement reached over forming local forces to sustain security in disputed areas

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The President, Jalal Talabani, announced reaching agreement between the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, and the President of Kurdistani Region, Masoud Barzani, over forming local forces from the citizens of the disputed areas to sustain security in these areas.

Presidential statement received by IraqiNews.com cited “Due to the Presidency’s adherence to sustain security and to preserve unity among the Iraqis, Talabani and the Vice-President, Khudair al-Khuzayi, exerted huge efforts recently with all sides,” noting that “These efforts resulted in reaching agreement between Maliki and Barzani over stopping all media tensed statements, holding meetings for the technical and military concerned committees to form local joint forces to assume the responsibility of the security file in the disputed areas to withdraw the forces that deployed recently in these areas.”

“These procedures will provide the necessary atmospheres for conducting brotherly positive dialogue to achieve security and stability to start investment, services and progressive projects,” the statement continued.

“Talabani called all the political sides to support these efforts through all possible means and urged the media outlets to avoid all that contradict the cooperative spirit and the dialogues,” the statement concluded.