Masoud Barzani, Kosrat Rasul discuss KDP, PUK tension
The top officials of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) met in Erbil on Sunday, March 3, and discussed the political impasse between the two parties, which have so far prevented the government formation process from being completed.
KDP president Masoud Barzani and PUK deputy secretary general Korsat Rasul met in an effort to find a breakthrough. They were joined by several other parties, NRT reported.
The PUK is currently boycotting parliamentary sessions and adopted an aggressive negotiating stance with regard to the Kurdistan Region’s presidency, hoping to force the KDP to compromise on the issue of Kirkuk.
The PUK is looking to reclaim the Kirkuk governorship, after the former governor fled the city in October 2017.
It was not immediately clear that there had been any significant progress in talks, despite a positive statement from Barzani’s press office.
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