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Iraq's Maliki did not ask Washington not
to receive Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani: MP
15.4.2012 |
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April 15, 2012
BAGHDAD,— Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
did not ask Washington not to receive Kurdistan
President Massoud Barzani during his recent visit to
the U.S., said an MP in Maliki's party.
Iraqi media cited anonymous American and Iraqi
sources as saying that the PM officially demanded
Washington not to receive Barzani. However, after
concluding his visit to Bulgaria Barzani headed to
the U.S. and met with senior officials, including
the president and his vice. Now he is in Hungary,
the final stop of his trip.
"It is completely unlikely for Maliki to ask
Washington not to receive Barzani," said State of
Law Coalition (SLC) MP Abdul-Abbas Hamud.
Hamud described the reports as "fabricated…intended
to stir the political atmosphere in the country and
increase the disputes between Kurds and the SLC."
He said the Iraqi constitution has authorized
Kurdistan president to travel to other countries and
to protect his region and its political and economic
interests.
SLC MP called on the Kurdish MPs and officials "not
to listen to those media reports but obtain the
[true] information from [identified] sources."
Hamud said the political parties use the media as a
means to intensify the tensions between Kurds and
the SLC "but the rooted and strategic relation
between the two sides is too strong to be affected
by such maneuvers and tricks.
"We admit there are disputes between us but they can
be solved through dialog and negotiations…. they are
not difficult disputes."
Tensions between Maliki and Barzani escalated as
Barzani accused the PM of leading Iraq to an
"unknown destiny." During his meetings with the U.S.
officials,www.ekurd.net
Barzani voiced concerns over recurrence of
dictatorial rule in Iraq.
By Khidir Khalat
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