MESOP : FROM CIZIRE TO SLEMANI & EUROPE Cizîre Canton Foreign Minister visits PUK

MESOP : FROM CIZIRE TO SLEMANI & EUROPE

ANF – Sulaymaniyah 12.05.2014 – A delegation from the Cizîre Canton has accompanied Foreign Minister Salih Gedo to the city of Sulaymaniyah in South Kurditan to visit the PUK, the party of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. The delegation was met today by PUK officials Mahmud Haji Salih, responsible for parliamentary relations, and Khalil Khidir, who is responsible for relations with other Kurdish parties.

Foreign Minister Gedo was accompanied by government spokesperson Dr. Ebdulkerim Omer, Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) member Xerib Hiso and Syria Kurdish Democrat Party’s South Kurdistan representative Hoşeng Derwêş.

At a welcome meeting Mahmud Haji Salih said: “The gains made in West  Kurdistan are to the advantage of the entire Kurdish people and serve the other parts of Kurdistan”. Salih said that Rojava would play a leading role in the region, adding: “We will therefore provide political, social and diplomatic assistance to Rojava”.

Cizîre Canton Foreign Minister Salih Gedo said they appreciated the warm welcome, adding that the ‘great resistance’ in Rojava was a struggle for the whole of Kurdistan. Gedo added: “We hope that our people in other parts of Kurdistan will offer us their strong support so that these gains can be consolidated. For this reason our meetings with Kurdish organisations will continue.”

Fethullah Husên, responsible for the Cizîre Canton’s relations with South Kurdistan, congratulated the PUK on its results in the Iraqi general elections of 30 April, saying: “For the PUK this was a significant result and the party will play a dominant role in the other parts of Kurdistan.”

After their meetings in Sulaymaniyah the Cizîre Canton delegation is expected to embark on a diplomatic tour of Europe.