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Barzani gives the differences with Baghdad, "priority" and calls for Japan to lift its diplomatic representation
TUESDAY, APRIL 17 / APRIL 2012 20:59
Twilight News / Chairman of the Council of Ministers in the government of the Kurdistan Region Naچervan Barzani, on Tuesday, it's a priority of his work to resolve outstanding problems between Arbil and Baghdad, at the same time calling on Japan to lift its diplomatic representation in the region.
He said Barzani during a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Iraq, Susumu Hasikawa in Erbil that "the priority of our work is to address the outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad, and the reorganization of the rules of procedure of the territory, and interest in diplomatic relations with neighboring countries and the international community, and provide better services to citizens."
Regarding the current political crisis in Iraq, the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government said in a statement received " Twilight News "copy that" the crisis suffered by Iraq as a whole, have had negative effects on the political process and a commitment to the terms of the Constitution, and requires them to all work to address this crisis ".
"The Kurdistan Region is looking forward with interest to the relations with Japan, and the opportunities appropriate now for the coming of more Japanese companies to the work of the Kurdistan Region, and it is now time to lift Japan from the level of diplomatic representation in the Kurdistan Region and attention to raising the prospects for cooperation of trade and economic."
For his part, said that his country looks forward Hasikawa attention to relations with the Kurdistan Region and the rest of Iraq, reviewing About the work and activities carried out by Japan through JICA, the Japanese agency in the Kurdistan Region.
He pointed to "the projects and services provided in the field of electric power, agriculture and irrigation, as well as future projects to be implemented in coordination with UNESCO in organizing a number of training courses for young people in the Kurdistan Region."
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