Saleh al-Maliki and discuss the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil
Saleh al-Maliki and discuss the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil
14/08/2012 0:00
Prime Minister: Iraq focuses on investment of natural resources
Baghdad – morning
revealed, political sources close to the government’s »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network», said Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Barham Saleh discussed ways of resolving differences between Baghdad and Erbil, according to the Constitution.
This comes at a time received as Prime Minister in his official office yesterday, the delegation of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund headed by Mary Helen Pericnl represented by the World Bank.
He said al-Maliki, according to a statement received «morning» copy of it, that Iraq appreciates the cooperation of the World Bank with Iraq and his quest to implement the understandings taking place between the the two sides, saying that Iraq stresses the need to experience the World Bank and what can be its support for Iraq to develop its financial institutions and economic development, stressing that Iraq is a rich country has great wealth and that his efforts are concentrated on the investment of these resources in order to achieve a better return and higher levels of performance and achievement economic prosperity. For its part, confirmed Pericnl design of the World Bank and the IMF to continue to work for the implementation of the projects that the World Bank has funded in the areas of energy and others.
also stressed the representative of the International Monetary Fund importance of the advisory role that the Bank will work to support Iraq by, and said that our presence for a period of seven years in Iraq earned us good experience we want to utilize them in the next stage through our support for various projects in Iraq. In the meantime, sources close to the government’s »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network»: The «the atmosphere of the meeting was positive, and saw a convergence of views in some files» , indicating that he was considered the files, such as oil and the security of the disputed areas. The sources confirmed that the meeting Saabd the way for formal talks between the Centre and the Kurdistan region. was Ali al-Moussawi, media adviser to the Prime Minister had announced a meeting between Maliki, Deputy Secretary General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Barham Saleh on Tuesday evening . Moussawi said in a press statement: «Barham Saleh asked earlier for a meeting between him and Maliki», indicating that «the meetings between the two sides had not been interrupted, and are in touch». was Barham Salih arrived in Baghdad yesterday, as informed sources said that Saleh holds initiative Kurdish resolve the crisis between the central government and the Kurdistan region.
The Kurdistan region form the Supreme Council for Dialogue with the federal government after the meeting that was held last week under the chairmanship of Arslan Baez, President of the Parliament of Kurdistan and the presence of Prime Minister and the Secretariat of the political parties with representatives of parliamentary blocs in the Parliament of Kurdistan. in turn, said the Kurdistan Alliance bloc in the House of Representatives that the visit by the Baghdad currently Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is an important contribution to resolving the current political crisis.
The vice president of mass Mohsen Saadoun’s (Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network): The «for will hold talks with political leaders in Baghdad and the heads of political blocs as part of the mobility of the current political and these meetings will pave the atmosphere of the talks official is expected to take place after the holiday of Eid al-Fitr ».
said Sadoun said «Saleh, who heads the delegation representing the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) but is expressed in his talks about the vision Kurdish Standard on the issues that concern the people of Kurdistan and the overall political disputes in the country ».
Source: alsabaah