Kurdish president, Allawi tackle stronger bloc relations

ARBIL /Iraqi News The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Massoud al-Barazani, has met with the Iraqiya List leader, Iyad Allawi, to discuss means of strengthening the relations between the list and the Kurdistan Alliance (KA). Barazani has received Allawi and his accompanying delegation to discuss means of boosting relations between the KA and the Iraqiya List after nearly 90% of the votes had been sorted, according to a statement published on the web site of the Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG). On Sunday (March 21) evening, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani received in his Sulaimaniya-based residence Allawi, his friend and a former prime minister. SS (P) 1