Iraqi PM to discuss Kirkuk crisis with Kurdish leaders

[leftchick]

http://www.kurdmedia.com/news.asp?id=5945

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Peyamner)— Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday that he is going to hold talks with Kurdish leaders, Massoud Barzani and Jalal Talabani, regarding a solution to the settlement crisis of Kirkuk.

“I intend to have talks with both Kurdish leaders in order to have further studies regarding a solution to the disputes in Kirkuk,” Mr Allawi said during yesterday’s ordinary session of Iraqi National Congress.

Prime minister Allawi also indicated that a “proper” envoy is to be designated by all sides involved in Kirkuk to monitor the developments.

Mean while the Turkman Front representative in Cairo, Asif Sert, accused Iraqi Kurds of trying to eradicate the “Iraqi identity” of Kirkuk. Mr Sert said that Turkmans do not wish to disintegrate Iraq and warned if Kirkuk “falls” Iraq and eventually the Middle East will soon fall to pieces.

[PaganPreacher]

1. Just one word missing from that headline: "Kerik"

Wonder how we can slip Bernie's name into this story?

Ah, alliteration!

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