Allawi, Rasul discuss Iraqi, Regional updates

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Kosrat Rasul Ali, First Deputy Secretary General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, on Sunday, in the city of Erbil, met with Ayad Allawi, head of Iraqiya Slate and the delegation accompanying him. A statement by the PUK received by IraqiNews.com cited “They discussed during the meeting the political situation in Iraq and the region, Allawi praised the role of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the struggle of the Iraqi people against the dictatorial regime.”

“He stressed that the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan work for peaceful coexistence and freedom,” the statement added.

“For his part, Rasul stressed that the Patriotic Union will play its role in this sensitive and serious stage which Iraq is passing through and will intensify its efforts to resolve the problems and differences through negotiation and peaceful dialogue,” the statement concluded.

Earlier, the head of the Iraqiya Slate, Ayad Allawi, and the Finance Minister, Rafi al-Esawi, arrived in Erbil on Sunday.