On Monday, the head of the regional government and his deputy met in Erbil, in a process which, according to observers, will help to turn the page on the tensions and disagreements, which almost amounted to a total rupture, and evoke the return of the specter of internal fighting and the formation of two governments in the region.
Provincial Government Statement
According to a statement issued by the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government, in which it said: “The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on Monday, and in a positive financial and administrative atmosphere The problems facing the Kurdistan Regional Government were discussed and it was agreed to solve all problems through dialogue and cooperation between all ministerial blocks within the government formation.
The statement added: “The meeting also served to highlight the latest developments in the political situation in the region and the region, with emphasis on safeguarding solidarity, synergy and internal unity. , in order to preserve the national interests and the constitutional rights of the citizens of the Kurdistan region.”
controversial files
Observers believe that this meeting, which is the first for a long time between Barzani and Talabani, on the impact of the differences between the two parties on a number of issues such as the electoral law, the electoral lists, the quota of the components, and the distribution of wealth and power between the provinces, will pave the way for their return to working together within the framework of the regional government, which will positively reflect the general situation in Kurdistan politically, security and economically, and will contribute to strengthening the Kurdish role in Iraq.
Considering that the two parties are governed by consensus and trust in dialogue, however serious the differences and tensions between them may be, especially as the general elections in the region are approaching during the month of November.
Important breakthrough
Iraqi academic and Kurdish affairs expert Tariq Johar said in an interview with Sky News Arabia:
It is a very important breakthrough after a long period of divergence and apprehension between the two men and between the two parties, and it represents the beginning of the return of cohesion to the regional government after months of boycott by the representatives of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. and his ministers at government meetings, because of the differences between him and the Democratic Party of Kurdistan. Barzani and Talabani not only represent their two parties, but they are the main pillars of the regional government, and for this reason, their divergence has negatively affected the region at the local, Iraqi and external level, and with this breakthrough, the Kurds position will be strengthened at different levels, especially in Baghdad. The simple holding of a direct face-to-face is a positive step which will lead to greater relaxation and the strengthening of the climate of understanding and consensus. This meeting could soon result in the return of the team of ministers of the National Union at government meetings.
American mediation
And let’s not forget that the mediations, particularly American, have played an important role in this breakthrough, through the recent visit, a few days ago, of the American Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, in Erbil and his meeting with Talabani and Barzani, because the stability of Kurdistan is a key factor for the stability of Iraq in general.
Protecting the experience of the territory
In turn, the director of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies, Ghazi Faisal Hussein, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia:
Relying on dialogue and communication between the different political parties in Kurdistan and Iraq in general is undoubtedly the best way to solve problems, overcome differences and dispel misunderstandings. In this context, the meeting of Masrour Barzani and Qubad Talabani is a very important step towards ending the climate of tension that has reigned in the region for months between the two main parties and are striving to find agreements and framed consensus by the higher interests of the region and of Iraq.
After this breakthrough, the region will enter a new phase of interaction, cooperation and partnership between the two sides, so as to ensure the activation of the service and development performance of the regional government and the division of labor and tasks between the two parties. parties in this regard.
Thus, dialogue is the indispensable means, regardless of the intensity of differences and partisan rivalries and rivalries, to ensure security and prosperity and to protect civil peace in a way that reinforces the experience of Iraqi Kurdistan, which which positively reflects the general situation in Iraq and contributes to strengthening relations between Baghdad and Erbil and settling disputes between them.
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