THE TWO RULING PARTIES IN KURDISTAN ISSUE A JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING THE SALARIES OF THE REGION’S EMPLOYEES

 THE TWO RULING PARTIES IN KURDISTAN ISSUE A JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING THE SALARIES OF THE REGION’S EMPLOYEES.

The two ruling parties in the Kurdistan Democratic Region, led by Masoud Barzani, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, headed by Bafel Talabani, held a meeting on Tuesday, during which they agreed to continue negotiations and dialogue to resolve the issue of employee salaries and other issues .

A joint statement by the two parties, received by Mail, stated, “After discussion and analysis of the political, economic, and social dimensions, the two sides agreed to intensify efforts to resolve the problem and provide salaries to employees of the Kurdistan Region, within the framework of the constitution, through joint cooperation between the two sides .

He added, “Another part of the meeting was devoted to discussing strengthening relations between the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, to overcome challenges and obstacles, and to protect the entity of the Kurdistan Region and its achievements.

The attendees stressed the “need for unified positions between Kurdish and Iraqi political parties to overcome and resolve this problem.”

(Yes, yes more meetings and more handshakes. How many more…… We have read so many of these dialogues over the last two decades, yet the same issues keep coming up creating problems over and over again because what must be done is not really completed. In today’s Newsletter, I give you a different perspective on things in Iraq and attempt to connect the pieces once again so we can all see the BIG picture.)