Iraq Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani accepted the Iraqi Delegation of the European Union's new president Ramon Blecua with accompanying EU Middle East, North Africa and the delegation of the EU responsible for the Kurdistan office.
According to a statement from the Kurdistan Presidency Office, Masoud Barzani congratulated Blecua on his new position and expressed their thanks for his sensitivity to the international community for the development of dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad.
In his statement, Barzani addressed the tension of independence with Baghdad, saying, “We explained it before the referendum. After the referendum, we are ready to dialogue and Kurdistan is ready for dialogue without preconditions.”
The EU delegation expressed their desire to play an effective role in ensuring dialogue and re-stabilization by emphasizing the importance of international initiatives for the solution of the crisis between Erbil and Baghdad, following an opinion on the tensions experienced with Baghdad after the independence referendum.
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