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September 30, 2008
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President Talabani: Disputed issues should be addressed according to constitution
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said that misunderstanding in addressing the disputed issues does not mean that there is an aggression between Kurds and Arabs as they have mutual interests and brotherly lived together for centuries.
The statement came in a press conference held today for the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani and Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi as they received President Talabani at Erbil International Airport after his return to the Kurdistan region from the US.
President Talabani also said that the disputed areas should be addressed according to article 140 of the Iraqi constitution.
Later, President Barzani denied an alleged statement claiming that the Sunnis are behind marginalizing the role of Kurds in the Iraqi army.
“Iraqi army is ours. The first two brigade of the Iraqi army were formed out of the Peshmerga forces. I did say that our Sunni brothers initially boycotted returning to the army based on Fatwas of some Sheiks while Shiites hesitated to re-join the army. Yes, there are attempts to marginalize the role of Kurds in the Iraqi army, but I did not say those attempts are made either by Sunnis or Shiites,” Barzani said.
President Talabani went on talking about his meetings with the state presidents in the US saying Iraq’s relations at the international and regional levels are good.
“I met with his Excellency Turkish President Abdulla Gul and he promised us to visit Iraq soon”.
Answering the question concerning marginalizing the role of the minorities in the Iraqi provincial elections law, Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi said: “I declared my sympathy with our Chaldean and Assyrian brothers. We will discuss the issue with the political leaders to address it in a best way considering the fact that they are our partners and they must have a fair participation in the provincial councils”.
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