|
Gen. Ralston meets with Barzani in
Kurdistan-Iraq
17.9.2006 |
|
|
|
Salahaddin,
Kurdistan-Iraq, September 17, -- Gen. Joseph
Ralston, a U.S. special envoy appointed to
coordinate the fight against the PKK, met with
Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional
Government in (northern Iraq) and Kurdistan
Democratic Party (KDP) leader.
The news posted on the website of the KDP reported
that Ralston travelled to Kurdistan (northern Iraq)
after his meetings in Ankara.
Ralston reportedly met with Barzani in Salahaddin
city in Kurdistan and informed him about his
mission. The meeting was not open to the public.
Barzani said to Ralston that the Kurdish problem
could only be solved with peaceful methods and they
were ready to do whatever was expected of them to
solve the problem. |
Massoud Barzani, President of Kurdistan
Region in Iraq (R), U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph
Ralston (L) |
|
Barzani's decision to
lower the Iraqi flag had
little meaning here since almost the only flag seen
in the Kurdistan region - even before the ban - was
the green, white, and red-striped banner of
Kurdistan with a yellow sunburst in the middle.
On a political level, the move raised fears that
Kurdish leaders would push for the region to secede
from the rest of Iraq, fears that Barzani
downplayed.
Zaman com
The use of the term "Kurdistan" is vigorously
rejected due to its alleged political implications
by the Republic of Turkey, which does not recognize
the existence of a "Turkish Kurdistan".
Others estimate as many as 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan but
unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag is
banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it is
a criminal offence"
Southeastern Turkey:
North Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Turkey) wikipedia
Top |
Kurd Net
does not take credit for and is not responsible for the content of news
information on this page
|
® 