Urgent – Meeting for Talabani, Barzani, Allawi, Nijaifi, Mutleg starts in Sulaimaniya

Sulaimaniya (IraqiNews.com) A meeting involved five political key sides has started in Sulaimaniya province on Wednesday noon.

A statement by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan received by Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) cited “The President, Jalal Talabani, the President of Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, the head of the Iraqiya Slate, Ayad Allawi, the Speaker, Osama al-Nijaifi, and the Deputy Premier, Salih al-Mutleg, held a meeting at Dokan Resort in Sulaimaniya province of Kurdistan Region.”

Earlier, Talabani and Barzani held a meeting over the political process that preceded the five sided meeting.

MP, Burhan Mohamed Faraj, stated to IraqiNews.com “The meeting between Talabani and Barzani will discuss the current crisis and the issue of withdrawing confidence from the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki.”

“An extended meeting will start later on Wednesday among the political blocs,” he added, expecting “Sides from the Iraqi National Alliance will join the meeting beside the Iraqiya Slate and the Kurdistani Alliance.”