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Iraqi Kurdistan PM urges investors to work in
region
29.10.2007
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October
29, 2007
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',--
Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan
Barzani called on Iraqi investors abroad to work in
the autonomous Kurdistan region.
"I call on Iraqi investors in neighboring and other
countries to return to the region and work hard to
make (Iraqi) Kurdistan a springboard to build Iraq,"
Barzani said during the inauguration of the
3rd
Erbil International Fair on Monday.
The two-day even will see the participation of more
than 300 companies from 22 Arab and other countries.
Barzani expressed content over participations in the
fair, noting "the region's government is following
up with great interest these participations and we
even wish the participants to assess the investment
atmosphere in the region themselves."
Speaking on the tension on the Iraqi
Kurdistan-Turkish borders, Barzani said "we're
working on building good relations with Turkey and
neighboring countries. We would never allow any
group to use the Iraqi Kurdistan region's lands to
strike Turkey or any other country." |
Nechirvan Barzani, Prime
Minister of
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) |
Barzani urged peaceful solutions instead of a war in
dealing the issue of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK),
condemning the PKK fighters' attacks on the Turkish
army last week.
The crisis on the Iraqi-Turkish borders
unprecedentedly flared up during the past couple of
weeks after the Turkey's Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK),
which is outlawed in Turkey, escalated operations
against Turkish forces. Fighters of the PKK, holed
up in mountainous areas in Kurdistan 'northern
Iraq', had killed, wounded and captured more than 40
Turkish soldiers lately. www.ekurd.net
After the PKK escalations, the Turkish government
received the thumbs up from parliament to carry out
a military operation against the PKK inside Iraqi
Kurdistan region territories.
Earlier on Monday an Iraqi presidential press
release read that President Jalal Talabani discussed
with Iranian ambassador in Baghdad Hassan Kazemi
Qomi the currently tense situation on the
Iraqi-Turkish borders.
"Talabani received Qomi in Baghdad on Sunday evening
to discuss political and security conditions and
means to provide security and stability in Iraq,".
The two sides underlined the importance of settling
the Iraqi-Turkish crisis through dialogue and
diplomatic solutions in a way that would enhance
peace and security in the region in general, added
the release.
Talabani and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
had received two phone contacts on Saturday evening
from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who
offered Iran's help to settle the crisis with Turkey
by peaceful means.
A presidential statement on Sunday pointed out that
Talabani wished "President Ahmadinejad would exert
efforts with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan
(who was paying a visit to Iran then) to replace the
language of threats and military intervention with
one of dialogue and understanding."
VOI
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