Kurdistan Seeks Solution with Baghdad to Secure Constitutional Rights: PM Barzani

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is determined to continued its talks with the federal government of Iraq in hopes of an agreement that will secure the constitutional rights of the people of Kurdistan Region, said Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.

The Kurdish top official discussed the Erbil-Baghdad ties in a meeting with Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, on Monday.

Reviewing the current situation of the Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDP) in Kurdistan Region, PM Barzani noted that Erbil has spared no efforts in providing the IDPs with assistance despite the economic challenges the KRG has been struggling with.

On Kirkuk and the prolonged disputes, PM Barzani and the UN envoy agreed that the situation in the contested territories should be normalised while the implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution remains a requisite to fundamentally address the issues.