Talabani, Barzani discuss means of settling current political crisis

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The President, Jalal Talabani, and the President of Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, discussed the means of settling the current political crisis.

A statement by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan received by IraqiNews.com on Friday cited “Talabani received Barzani in Erbil when the latter visited him to congratulate him for his safe return to Iraq.”

“Talabani discussed with Barzani the latest meetings that he conducted with the political sides in Baghdad where they discussed the means of settling the political crisis and bringing the various views closer,” the statement added.

“The two sides discussed the general situation in Iraq and Kurdistan Region in particular where they emphasized the necessity of unifying the stances and preserving the strategic alliance between the Kurdistani Democratic Party and the PUK,” the statement pointed out, noting that “Barzani appreciated Talabani’s efforts to settle the crisis, conforming his support to bring success for them.”

“The opinions of the two sides over the discussed issues, were the same and supplementary to each other,” the statement concluded.