Bafel Talabani rejects the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s invitation for dialogue
Bafel Talabani rejects the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s invitation for dialogue
2026-11-12
Shafaq News – Sulaymaniyah
On Thursday, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Jalal Talabani, responded for the first time to the call by the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, for dialogue and an end to the political crisis in the Kurdistan Region.
Talabani said in a video statement following his participation in the Sulaimaniyah Strategic Forum, which was monitored by Shafaq News Agency, that “the message sent by Masoud Barzani, after extensive study on our part, was not serious, because calls for dialogue and diplomatic messages are not directed through the media,” according to his opinion.
Pavel Talabani believes that “what was published through the media, according to our study, is a pretext for steps they intend to take in the future, so that they can later say that we invited them to sit down for dialogue but they did not respond,” as he put it.
On November 9, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, called on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to sit down with the Democratic Party to resolve the disputes and end the political crisis in the region, stressing the need to prioritize the interests of the people of Kurdistan over partisan and political interests.
Barzani also expressed his desire to involve the rest of the political forces in the political process, and to work on forming a broad-based national government that responds to the demands and aspirations of the citizens.
Barzani’s call came after the escalation of disputes between the two parties following the Kurdistan Parliament session held on November 4, which was attended by 52 members and witnessed the election of the parliament’s leadership, in a move that the parties supporting it considered a legal and constitutional procedure to end the political deadlock.
In contrast, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan refused to recognize the legitimacy of the session and its outcomes, describing it as “illegal and unilateral,” considering that it took place far from political agreements.
In a televised address on November 5, Bafel Talabani announced that his party had made great efforts to form a new government that would serve all citizens of the region, noting that he had visited Erbil more than 15 times and held talks with various parties, but they had not yielded results.
Talabani’s remarks come amid escalating disputes between the two main parties in the Kurdistan Region, amid continued political deadlock and stalled efforts to form a new government.
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