MESOP SHORT CUTS : CHALABI IN HEWLER

Ahmad Chalabi meets Massoud Barzani in Erbil

22.6.2014 – MESOP – The Chief of Iraqi National Congress, Ahmad Chalabi, visited Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Region and meet the region’s President Massoud Barzani.

The region’s presidency office said the two officials discussed Iraq’s latest developments and the crisis in the country after attacks by the extremist militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS).

They further traded views on the crisis and the way to bring an end to it, with both of them reiterating on the constitution as the only source to solve the trouble. They also asked for cooperation among all Iraqi lines and groups to uproot terrorism in the state.Erbil government blames Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the crisis and stated defending the region and the disputed regions are its priorities.