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| Barazani, Turkey's Gul discuss bilateral relations |
| 2010-06-07 |
| ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barazani discussed with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Ankara means to further bilateral relations between the two sides, according to a Kurdistan presidential release on Sunday. “Turkish President Gul received today (June 6) Iraqi Kurdistan President Barazani, who is currently on an official visit to Turkey, at the presidential palace and discussed ways to further bilateral ties,' read the statement as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Gul termed the visit as “important' and expressed hope it would have positive impact on enhancing economic and political relations between the two sides. On Saturday (June 5), a Kurdistan presidential statement said that Barazani lectured a group of researchers and academics on some political issues like relations between the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan Region and Turkey as well as the current situation in the region. Barazani had started an official visit to Ankara on Wednesday (June 2) at the head of a high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). His several days' visit, paid upon an official invitation from the Turkish government, is the first one he pays to Turkey as president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, not as the leader of a party, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). |
| Posted by:Steve White |