Jaafari, KDP deputy leader discuss coalition building

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The head of the Reform Movement, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, has met with the deputy leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Negervan al-Barazani, to discuss political developments. “The two officials have discussed the developments in the political process and the formation of coalitions between the winning blocs in an attempt to speed up the formation of a national partnership government without the exclusion of any political party,” according to a statement released by Jaafari’s office and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. On Sunday (April 11), Jaafari arrived on a visit to the Kurdistan region, where he met with its president, Massoud al-Barazani and Premier Barham Saleh. SS (P) 2