Nujaifi denies deals with Barzani

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Parliament speaker Usama Nujaifi today denied the existence of any deal between him and Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani to form a broad parliamentary front between al-Iraqiya and Kurdish alliances. “We went to have a dialogue in Baghdad among all political entities based on the constitution,” he added in a press conference held in Baghdad. Nujaifi and Barzani agreed in a meeting in Arbil on political and economic reforms, consolidation of national and constitutional balances, and to abide by previous initiatives to ensure that the national partnership a success. RM (TP)/SR 284