MESOP : TACTICAL COMPLIMENTS ! – Kurdish daily editor praises relation between Iran a Kurdistan Region

28-8-2014 – Kurdpress – The editor in chief of Khabat daily, affiliated with Kurdistan Region’s ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) praised relation between the region and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Salam Abdullah told Kurdpress that the recent visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif to Erbil and Sulaimaniya was a positive event and would ease tensions between Iraqi sects and political parties. He further expressed his hope that the visit and Zarif’s meeting with Kurdish official would bring an end to disputes between Baghdad and Erbil and would prevent Prime Minister-designate Haidar al-Abadi from repeating mistakes by former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Abdullah went on to say that respecting the constitution is key to solve Iraq problems.