Talabani renewed his support for the Turkmen in achieving their legitimate demands

Talabani renewed his support for the Turkmen in achieving their legitimate demands
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 16:47

[Baghdad - where]

New President Jalal Talabani full support of the Turkmen in achieving their legitimate demands stolen by the dictatorial regime and deprived them of a deeply ancient exercise their rights in Iraq.


He said a presidential statement that "Talabani received a delegation of the Turkmen Front, headed by Arshad Salhi, At the outset of the meeting, welcomed the delegation, pointing to the importance of these meetings not only with the President of the Republic, but with state officials and all political blocs to explain their demands and achieve what is guaranteed by the Constitution."


Talabani said: "The more we support and achieve the aspirations of this component of the President, as reflected good for the new Iraq, and found the foundations of peaceful coexistence between the components of national, religious, sectarian, and gave a model for Iraq, democratic, federal, pluralistic," adding that "it is necessary to hold the Turkmen high-level positions in state institutions, especially in Diyala and Mosul, as is happening in Kirkuk. "


He explained that the former regime did not recognize the Turkmen nationalism and the existence of something as Turkmen and forced them to abandon their national origin, but now in light of the new Iraq, the Turkmen and enjoy their rights as guaranteed by the Constitution.


On the relations between the Turkmen and Kurds in Kirkuk, President Talabani said: "These relations date back to ancient history and Turkmen Kurds participated in good times and bad times,".

He pointed out that "the Kurdish leadership was pursuing a policy aimed at deepening and strengthening of these relations to serve all the citizens of the city, stressing the need to unify the ranks of the Turkmen and the establishment of good relations with everyone, especially with the Kurdish bloc."

The members of the delegation that this situation is not new, as President Talabani was still plays a pivotal role in resolving the thorny issues of Kirkuk and other areas, the delegation proposed the formation of a Coordination Committee to resolve all outstanding issues as well as the formation of another committee at the level of parliament and ministries. / End
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