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A panel discussion of the Kurdish delegation at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
On: Sat 12/17/2011 6:26
Washington / KRG / follow-up term
in the framework of his visit to the United States of America, hosted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy of the official delegation of Kurdistan to hold a panel discussion attended by delegates of intellectual institutions and decision-making and research in America.
The official program of the Iraq dossier at the Washington Institute Michael Knights in the first session a summary of the events and political developments and the implications of these developments on the decision-making centers, and provided an overview of the historical relations between the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the representatives of the people of Kurdistan and wished the continuation of these relations and that the leaders can in Kurdistan to take advantage of this platform to deliver their message. For his part, President Barzani's Chief, Dr Fuad Hussein, that the objectives of the visit to the United States come to announce the position of the Kurdistan region to the American side regarding the duties of Iraq after the stage of the withdrawal of U.S. troops and discuss the latest political developments in the region, Iraq and the region as well as to follow up on those topics that were discussed between the Vice-President U.S. and Kurdish regional President. And declared Hussein to the current stage requires all relevant authorities to be the level of responsibility in dealing with political and security situation in Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. forces, and in another aspect of his speech highlighted the relations between Arbil and Baghdad and the democratic process in Iraq and ways of implementation and success of the federal system and constraints that an obstacle to political progress in Iraq. It also showed Dr. Fuad Hussein concern the region of the delay observed in the treatment of the outstanding problems between the two sides, saying: We note, unfortunately, that so far there is no progress on the political side and the Application of Conventions and abide by the constitution and the equitable sharing of power and resource sharing between the components of the Iraqi people, in addition to the issue of Kirkuk and Article (140) and oil and gas law and the question of the Peshmerga. Speaking Hussein about the need to build long-term strategy between the U.S. and Iraq and a special relationship with the Kurdistan region, and explained that we want clear vision and transparency in the nature of the content of this special relationship and America is also taking steps in the application of this theory into practice. In the context of his speech dealt with Fouad Hussein to changes in the Middle East and stressed the poor conditions of the Kurds in Syria with a review of efforts to organize and unify the speech Kurdish and ensure the rights of the Kurdish people under a democratic regime in Syria, and from this perspective shed light on the relations of the Kurdistan region with neighboring countries, especially the promotion and advancement of relations with the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran. As Dr. Fuad Hussein, an initiative of Mr. Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan region in order to bring the political parties and the formation of the Iraqi government and the position of the wise leadership of the Kurdish political and that was always with the solutions will never be part of the problems. The delegation held the region meeting with Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East and the meeting discussed several important issues of common concern including the issue of withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and its repercussions on the future of Iraq and the region, and the start of a new phase of relations with Iraq in general and the Kurdistan region. Also addressed by Dr. Fuad Hussein, President of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region to the visit of Joseph Biden, U.S. vice-president for the region and meeting with President of Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani. Both sides also exchanged views on the development of an appropriate mechanism to discuss topics that are traded during the meeting, Vice President and President of the Region. The delegation from the Kurdistan region to the United States had held a series of meetings with senior officials and Congress in the United States to shed light on the policy and the position of political leadership in Kurdistan on some important issues relevant to the future of Iraq and the relations between the Kurdistan region and the United States and the developments on the Iraqi political arena and the region .
and issued by the U.S. Congress Allen West, a statement after his meeting with the delegation said: warrior veteran who served in the U.S. Army 22 years and served in Iraq and work side by side with the Kurdish people, I can tell you from my experience that the Kurdish people and Kurdish government are now, as they were always , strong allies of the United States. It was their province, north of Iraq vulnerable to attack continuously, and now has begun the U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq, the Kurds are concerned about threats to their existence and to enjoy economic, and rightly so, because the regional powers lie in wait to play a central role in the Iraqi government.
According to said Fouad Hussein, has said the administration of President Obama's response as "a special kind of friends." It is time for this administration to determine what that relationship means and what the United States intends to do, if there was anything to help ensure a safe and prosperous Kurdistan.
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