Monday 9 September 2019 03:23 PM
Baghdad / .. The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masroor Barzani, on Monday, that talks with Baghdad continue to reach an agreement that guarantees the constitutional rights of the Kurds.
His office said in a statement received, “Eye of Iraq News,” that “the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masroor Barzani, received today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jenin Hennes-Blachart.”
He added, “The meeting was discussed during a number of developments in Iraq and the region.”
He continued, “The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government highlighted the relations between the Kurdistan region and the federal government,” pointing out that “the meeting dealt with the situation in Kirkuk, and converged views on the importance of the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution and the normalization of the situation.”
Barzani said, “Our talks with Baghdad are continuing, and our main goal is to reach an agreement that guarantees our constitutional rights.”
“Despite the difficult economic situation, the Kurdistan Region remained a safe haven for receiving displaced persons and refugees and providing them with the necessary assistance,” he said.