Urgent – Peshmerga describes its negotiations with security delegation of CG as Positive

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Ministry of Peshmerga described its negotiations with the security delegation of the Central Government that visited Erbil on Wednesday as positive.

A statement by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan quoted the media head of the Ministry, Hilkard Hikmat, as saying “The meeting of the Joint Committee of both sides was positive.”

“The CG delegation presented its agenda to the delegation of the Kurdistani Regional Government,” he added, noting that “After considering the agenda, the Kurdish side is supposed to respond in the next meeting which is scheduled to be held in Baghdad on 13th, January, 2013.”

“The meetings will continue till the two sides reach a final agreement,” he concluded.

A security delegation from the Central Government arrived in Erbil to hold a closed meeting with its Kurdish counterpart on Wednesday.

Informed source stated to IraqiNews.com “The security delegation of the CG arrived in Erbil to meet with the delegation of the Kurdistani Regional Government,” noting that “The results of the negotiations will be announced after the meeting.”

Earlier, Peshmerga Ministry of Kurdistani Regional Government described its negotiations held with the Central Government on last Wednesday over the security file in the disputed areas as positive.

“The general atmosphere of the meeting was positive where all sides confirmed the importance of the joint performance in the Kurdistani areas outside Kurdistan Region till the implementation of Article 140 of the constitution,” the statement added.

“Both Kurdistan RegionG and CG presented their plans and agreed upon considering the plans by the Committee during its next meeting that is scheduled on next week to reach a common project over the joint performance in these areas,” the statement concluded.