Barzani describes Kurdistan delegation’s talks in Baghdad as “fruitful.”

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: North Iraq Kurdistan Region’s President, Massoud Barzani, has described the results of talks of the Kurdistan delegation in Baghdad as “good and fruitful,” as statement by the Kurdistan Presidency said on Thursday Barzani expressing hope that the suspended problems between both sides be solved according to the Iraqi Constitution and through dialogue, according to the statement. The statement pointed out that Barzani had expressed his viewpoint in a meeting in north Arabil’s Salahaddin Resort in a meeting on Wednesday with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Ad Melkert, who expressed UN’s support for the new Iraqi government and different Iraqi parties to settle Iraq‘s internal problems and achieve further stability in the country. “Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani, has discussed with Melkert the current situation in Iraq, including the security ministries that were not settled yet, along with the role of the National Council for Strategic Policies (NCSP) and necessity to grant it its legal framework, as well as the settlement of the Oil & Gas Law and measures related to Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution,” the statement said. It added that both sides also discussed the future missions of the UN International Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), the planned general census in the country, as well as the return of the Ninewa Fraternal List to Northern Iraq‘s Ninewa Province’s Council and the issue of the Iraqi Christians who moved to Kurdistan Region, due to recent attacks by terrorist groups. The statement quoted the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Ad Melkert, as having “highly assessing Kurdistan President Barzani’s role in the formation of Iraq‘s national-partnership government, pointing out that “all world states look with high appreciation to the outstanding role played by Barzani in this respect.” It also quoted Melkert as saying that “Barzani’s support for the issue of the Iraqi Christians had been a clear evidence for his positions towards the future of Iraq.” As regards to the future challenges facing Iraq, the statement quoted Melkert as “having expressed the UN’s support for the new Iraqi government and all political forces in the country to settle their local problems,” reiterating necessity “to settle those problems in such a way that helps Iraq to achieve further stability and progress, and enable the Iraqi people to live in an atmosphere of security and prosperity.” “Barzani has reconfirmed that the major accords, agreed upon between the Kurdistan Delegation and the Baghdad government, had been reached to settle the suspended issues between both sides,” reiterating that “Baghdad meetings had achieved good and fruitful results,” expressing hope that “other problems would be settled according to the Constitution and through dialogue, and having highly assessed the efforts, exerted by Ad Melkert in Iraq towards the political process and to settle the suspended problems between both sides. (IT) / SKH/SR 565