Gul, Barzani stress solving problems peacefully
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Massoud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, pose for cameras before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. Turkish leaders on Friday pressed Barzani to crack down on the Kurdish rebels launching cross-border attacks from their Iraqi mountain sanctuaries. (AP Photo/Mustafa Ozer, Pool)
ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: Kurdistan president Masoud Barzani stressed with Turkish President Abdullah Gul the necessity to solve all problems by peaceful means and dialogue within bilateral relations framework, according to Kurdish government electronic site today. The site reported that President Gul met President Barzani, during his visit to Turkey. Both sides tackled the situation in the region and its changes, in addition to bilateral relations between the two sides. The stressed the importance of solving all problems by peaceful means and resort to dialogue, the site added. Turkey intensified its attacks on Kurdistan border region following the killing of 24 of its soldiers by the anti-Turkish PKK elements. Both sides confirmed the need to “make the democratic process in Iraq a success”. Barzani arrived in Turkey last Thursday to have discussions with the Turkish side on many topic, most important is the PKK question.