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Kurdish opposition: We won't continue talks until progress is made
11/07/2011 19:44
Erbil, July 11 (AKnews) – The Kurdish opposition parties have suspended all talks with the ruling coalition saying that too few concessions have been made.
Gorran, the Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) and the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) announced in a press conference today: “The three opposition parties have decided to halt talks with the authorities until changes are made.
“We called on the ruling parties to arrest those who killed and injured protesters and hand them over to the justice system, and to stop attacking opposition members, journalists and activists, but, on the contrary they have continued all of these practices.”
A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) politburo – one of the two ruling parties - Jafaar Ibrahim, told AKnews that the move by the opposition was not “unexpected… but we will wait scrutinize their reasons for suspending talks”
In contrast Saadi Ahed Pira, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo – the other ruling party – said he was surprised: “We were expecting to see the next round of talks be set.”
The opposition and ruling parties have held several rounds of talks throughout June and into July, but little progress has been made. The crisis stems from protests in February calling for reform, which the opposition threw their weight behind.
After the authorities used force to stop the protests, killing ten demonstrators and injuring hundreds, the opposition decided to boycott all parliamentary sessions until a reform package was discussed.
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11/07/2011 19:44
Erbil, July 11 (AKnews) – The Kurdish opposition parties have suspended all talks with the ruling coalition saying that too few concessions have been made.
Gorran, the Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) and the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) announced in a press conference today: “The three opposition parties have decided to halt talks with the authorities until changes are made.
“We called on the ruling parties to arrest those who killed and injured protesters and hand them over to the justice system, and to stop attacking opposition members, journalists and activists, but, on the contrary they have continued all of these practices.”
A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) politburo – one of the two ruling parties - Jafaar Ibrahim, told AKnews that the move by the opposition was not “unexpected… but we will wait scrutinize their reasons for suspending talks”
In contrast Saadi Ahed Pira, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo – the other ruling party – said he was surprised: “We were expecting to see the next round of talks be set.”
The opposition and ruling parties have held several rounds of talks throughout June and into July, but little progress has been made. The crisis stems from protests in February calling for reform, which the opposition threw their weight behind.
After the authorities used force to stop the protests, killing ten demonstrators and injuring hundreds, the opposition decided to boycott all parliamentary sessions until a reform package was discussed.
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