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Kurdistan's president, said that His Highness the Amir and HH The Crown Prince stressed the importance of the unity of Iraq



Massoud Barzani: We see the support of the Iraq-Kuwaiti officials to resolve problems



Q Guensour wrote: praised the Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani, the positive role played by the Kuwait and Iraq and to the Kurdistan region, describing relations with Kuwait Balokhuyp and friendship, adding that the talks with His Highness the Amir and HH the Heir Apparent and HH The Prime Minister and the President of the Council of the Nation has been a fruitful identical «where we saw all the support in the brotherhood officials in Iraq and Kuwait to resolve the problems of Iraq».



Barzani said in a press conference held yesterday afternoon at the Palace statement on the Kuwaiti investments started to work in the Kurdistan region as a priority and said, «We met today with National Assembly Speaker and the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kuwait, where it was agreed that practical steps to strengthen these relations and further investments» He pointed out that these steps are a great support for the Kurdistan region that was politically or economically or physically are common interests, said «The Amir and HH The Crown Prince stressed the unity of Iraq and the fraternity and the historical relationship between Arabs and Kurds».



A failed policy



Barzani stressed that the policy of the federal government in the Iraqi oil contracts is a failed policy, while the policy of the Kurdistan region in this regard is the right policy and right, refusing to submit any project, whether from the International Crisis Group and other institutions, said "We do not accept any alternatives to Article 140 of the Constitution especially since the international crisis concerning the project was compared to the oil of Kirkuk and Article 140 voted in by the Iraqi people and we should resort to it ».



In response to a question about the provincial elections and the victory of Arab List, said «first results did not show yet, but we are not one day that the Kurds are the majority in Mosul, the proportion of the Kurds were always within 30% and 40, when elections were held the previous Arab brothers Therefore, they boycotted the Kurdish representation was high and no matter what the outcome, we respect the opinion of the citizens they are - the elections - was a positive step on the road to the political process in Iraq will have an impact in the coming elections and we are concerned about is the spirit of brotherhood, coexistence and tolerance and must live together, whatever the proportion of the Kurds or either the Arabs in Mosul, or in Iraq ».



Kurdistan elections



As for the elections, said the province «will be held next March for the three governorates in addition to the parliamentary elections will be held in the month of March, there is no political reason for that as well and that the parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan region at the same time to coincide with elections to Parliament and provincial councils for that preferred Parliament to hold provincial elections and the parliament at the same time ».



And on article 140 of the Constitution, especially in the city of Kirkuk, said «The rule of Article 140 is constitutional and provincial elections in the disputed areas proved to be one of the Kurdish Alliance won by a very high, and this is proof that if the provincial elections in Kirkuk for the same results », pointing out that they were not afraid of the elections never took place either today or tomorrow, it must be carried out, and we confirmed with Barzani constitutional and legal solution for Kirkuk and other areas and said« there were delays in the implementation of article 140, but we hope that the recent provincial elections and a clear message the federal government and the United Nations and the United States and all concerned to expedite the implementation of Article 140 because it will save Iraq from a big problem ».



The departure of U.S. troops

As for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq at the present time, said «I'm not with the departure at the present time, but when the political situation and security in a stable Iraq, but so far has not reached the stage of stability and integration and may lead to their departure time to the current serious problems, especially as the civil war Iraqi forces have so far been unable to maintain full security in Iraq.



Barzani said that the Iraqi flag in Kurdistan Heaved after the change in him after the fall of the former regime, where one of the Muslim Brotherhood in the presidency of the Governing Council to change the word «Allah Akbar» of the line to hand the script did not have the right to do so, but we did not have We say the problem of Iraq is committed to the Constitution as long as the present, we are committed to the unity of Iraq because of our union is a union optional.



Barzani, refused any intervention if Iran's regional and Syria in Iraq's internal affairs and said we did not see any Iranian or Syrian interference in the Kurdistan region, but we are against any regional interference in Iraq's affairs, whether in Basra or Baghdad or any Iraqi city of regional interventions, but we reject .

Turkey

On relations with Turkey, said there was a positive shift in our relations with Turkey in the last period have been informal meetings between the two sides and we look forward to developing for the better.

With regard to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the elections and its impact on the political conventions, said the oil now that the constitution is in control of the region's relations with the federal government and the rights and duties of citizens in general is why the Constitution is the rule and we are ready to appeal to him because he is one of the issues resolved.



Barzani said in the absence of a clear picture of the development in the province of Kurdistan, said the default is the first instance we have, but there is an unjust campaign in the obscure and distort the facts and bring false accusations, often calling on all those who wish to visit the region is welcome, he will give you the facilities to convey the truth.



Barzani welcomed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki visited the Kurdistan region at any time, where I invited him welcome, but no date has been set for the visit yet.



Mujahideen Khalq

On the Kurdish position towards the issue of «MKO» said the issue of the federal government, but we are against the extradition or deportation of anyone forcibly returned to Iran but if they chose to return to Iran, this is the victims ..



Any decision to take the Iraqi federal government or any position of non-coverage of the forced deportation to Iran, we support it.

»Kurdistan region of Iraq a model for each«



In response to a question about whether the administration of the province of the constitutional institutions and infrastructure through a step in the separation said »The right to self-determination for the Kurdish people is a legitimate right, legal and humane, but is it not better to build constitutional institutions and infrastructure that will be chaos in the region«, he the province of Kurdistan has become a model for Iraq.

Missing Kuwaitis

As for the missing Kuwaitis in Iraq, Barzani said the bodies »I'm sorry and I weep about this matter because we suffer from it where we have tens of thousands of missing and looking for their graves and remains, however, we got 1500 out of approximately 180 thousand


When the Kuwaitis detained innocent people were taken to a prison in Mosul Baeids and then to Baghdad after the war of liberation and Awakf monuments ..


We are ready for all types of support and assistance to the brothers of the Kuwaiti and the duty issue as a humanitarian note »that unfortunately one can not know where they are even dug graves«.



No relations with Israel



Barzani refused to answer a question about their relationship with Israel, he said »I refuse to answer these questions vulgar« Female, but one fixed and stressed the reason for his refusal to answer these questions and asked for clarification, he said the first diplomatic ties with Israel is exclusively the prerogative of the federal government of Iraq, and if set up relations with Israel would be the province of relations also because we can not establish a relationship with Israel without the federal government, denying the existence of any relations with Israel and the Kurdistan region, but he said that Arab countries are flying the Israeli flag and whether this relationship is bad, why residents of these relations, stressing that he if they wanted to establish relations with Israel, will evaluate publicly without fear from anyone.



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