Barzani, Burns discuss political developments – statement

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani met today with the deputy secretary of the US State Department William Burns to discuss the latest political developments on the Iraqi scene, according to presidential statement. In the statement, received by IraqiNews.com, Barzani met William Burns and his accompanying delegation, where the Iraqi crisis was among the topics discussed between them. According to the statement, Barzani confirmed his continued attempts to bring viewpoints closer, as well as supporting the moves by President Jalal Talabani to hold a general national conference for solving pending questions. On the his side, Mr Burns evaluated Barzani’s role in uniting Iraqi components, but expressed his concern for the conflicts that faced the political process in the country.