Talabani arrives in Arbil to attend PUK, KDP meetings

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Arbil on Tuesday to attend the joint meetings of the political bureaus of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), according to a media source from the PUK. “President Talabani arrived in Arbil on Tuesday afternoon (May 19) coming from Sulaimaniya to attend the joint meetings of the two political bureaus of the PUK and the KDP,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He added no further details. Talabani heads the PUK, while Kurdish President Massoud Barzani leads the KDP. SH (P)/SR 1