Masoud Barzani: The ground is prepared for a comprehensive peace process for the Kurdish issue in the region
Masoud Barzani: The ground is prepared for a comprehensive peace process for the Kurdish issue in the region
2024-11-22 00:03
Shafaq News/ The Kurdish leader and head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, considered on Friday that the ground is now prepared for a comprehensive peace process in the Middle East for the Kurdish issue.
This came in a speech he delivered during the launch of the Middle East Peace and Security Forum – MEPS 2024 at the American University in Duhok.
Barzani said in his speech, “In the Kurdistan Region, the elections were held despite expectations that they might not be held, or that problems would occur if they were held, but I would like to thank the citizens of Kurdistan who demonstrated their awareness and made us proud with this achievement.”
He added, “We hope that everyone will deal with legitimacy, and after the announcement of the official results by the Independent High Electoral Commission, the negotiation phase will begin between all parties to expedite the start of Parliament’s work.”
As the Kurdish leader also said, “We hope that you will support us so that in the future there will be one region, one parliament, one Peshmerga forces, and one government that represents all components of the region.”
He pointed out that in less than a year, legislative elections will be held in Iraq, and that the experience that took place in the Kurdistan Region can be used to benefit.
Barzani addressed the general population census in Iraq, saying: “We received assurances that there were no political objectives behind the census, and confirmation that it would not have any impact on the areas covered by Article 140 of the Constitution.”
He stressed that dialogue solves all problems, and today there is a good relationship between the regional government and the federal government and there is cooperation to solve the outstanding problems.
Barzani spoke about the situation in the region, saying: “The crises in the region and the scenes of war that we see in Lebanon and Gaza are unfortunate, and we hope that this war will stop and this tragedy will end,” stressing that “the most important thing of all is to keep Iraq away from this war.”
The Kurdish leader continued, saying, “We all expect that the situation will change after the new president is chosen following the US elections, and all expectations indicate that the administration of the new President Trump will be very different from President Biden’s policy.”
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