KDP bloc censures parties undermining Barzani, Abd al-Mahdi's meeting
The Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc issued a strongly
worded statement censuring the parties that have played down the importance of
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani's visit to Baghdad.
The KDP bloc's spokesperson censured some parties for
undermining the visit, saying that these parties "have framed [the visit]
in a narrow partisan framework as a clear reflection of their narrow and malicious
vision."
Iraq's Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi hosted Barzani
in Baghdad on Thursday for the first time since the former took post in
October last year.
During the meeting, Barzani thanked his counterpart
“for his efforts towards improving relations” between the federal and Kurdistan
governments, according to a statement issued by the KRG.
Barzani said that the KRG is ready to continue talks
and resolve their problems.
This “spirit of cooperation” between the federal and regional
government is important for the program of Abd al-Mahdi's government, his office
stated in its own readout.