Kurdistan's President calls for full implementation of constitution to resolve disputes with Baghdad
Shafaq News/ Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzanimet, on Tuesday, with Mohamed Al-Hassan, the new Special Representative of theUN Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Missionfor Iraq (UNAMI).
emphasized on Tuesday that the only solution to the ongoingdisputes between Erbil and Baghdad is the full implementation of the Iraqiconstitution.
According to a statement by the Kurdish presidency, during ameeting, Barzani congratulated Al-Hassan on his appointment and expressed theKurdistan Region’s support for UNAMI’s mission to assist Iraq.
Al-Hassan, in return, expressed his satisfaction withvisiting the Kurdistan Region and thanked Barzani and the relevant authoritiesfor their cooperation with the UN team in Iraq.
“The two leaders also discussed the upcoming Kurdistanparliamentary elections, relations between Erbil and Baghdad, and the situationof minority groups, particularly the Yazidis. Barzani thanked the UnitedNations for its support to the Independent High Electoral Commission inpreparing for the elections.”
On the lingering disputes between Erbil and Baghdad, Barzanireiterated that "the only solution is the full implementation of theconstitution, maintaining peace and stability in Iraq, improving the conditionsof the Yazidis, and restoring security in their areas." He stressed theimportance of facilitating the return of displacedpersonstotheirhomes.
