Barazani, VP discuss pending issues

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: President of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Massoud al-Barazani discussed with Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi the general situation in Iraq and pending issues between the Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG) and the central government in Baghdad. “Barazani received Abdulmahdi, who arrived in Arbil on Friday (April 3) evening…,” according to a statement published on the Kurdistan RegionG’s official web site. Kirkuk and the oil contracts signed between the regional government and foreign companies are the most contentious issues between the two governments. Abdulmahdi was received at Arbil International Airport by the prime minister of the region, Negervan al-Barazani, and the head of the region’s presidential office, Fouad Hussein. SS (P) 1