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Barzani: The F16 will not reach the presence of al-Maliki of Iraq and Washington to change Atard
Ali Aldhargam - 22/04/2012 PM - 8:25 p.m.
Launched the Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, another attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, saying that he did not commit to any promise made to the Kurds, noting at the same time that the province told Washington that he refuses to recognize the F16 aircraft as long as al-Maliki in power.
Barzani had been made a foreign tour, including the United States and several countries, where he met with senior officials, and analysts say that his visit aimed to urge Washington to reconsider on modern aircraft deal with Iraq.
Barzani was launched last March, criticized "sharp" for the owners and some politicians, who accused them of trying to get the F16 aircraft for the "hit" by the Kurds.
Barzani said on Sunday during a meeting with directors of media organizations on the occasion of the Kurdish flag on the press that he told the U.S. administration - during his recent visit - that the Kurds will not accept to be delivered to the F16 aircraft in Iraq as long as Maliki is still in power.
And pushed Iraq last December in the first installment agreement for the purchase of the first group of military aircraft of worth about three billion dollars.
The commander of Air Force Lt. Gen. Anwar Amin said late last year that his country plans to expand its fleet of aircraft reconnaissance in the near future, she hopes to sign an agreement to purchase a second set of F-16s by 2012.
He said Barzani, speaking to media organizations, including the "Twilight News" that the Americans had told him during his visit that they will not oppose any change in Iraq, and said that this development in the interests of the Kurds.
The Kurds opposed to the coalition in Iraq - the two participants in the government - Maliki and Athmana policies seeking to dictatorship.
He says a coalition of state law that the aircraft F16, which he plans to buy Iraq is to defend the Iraqis and not to target the Kurds.
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