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Kurdish President Barzani visits Turkey

14.07.2014 – Bestun Kakayi – BasNews, Erbil – Kurdish President Massoud Barzani will visit Turkey on Monday and meet with senior Turkish officials.In his first visit to Turkey since last November’s visit to Diyarbakir, Barzani is expected to  meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish President Abdullah Gül and other senior official from Ankara.Kurdish Minister for Finance and Economy Rebaz Mohammad said the visit will serve to open a bank account for Kurdish oil sales, which will allow for the revenues to be transferred to the Kurdistan Region.

In recent years Kurdistan region has strengthened relations with Turkey through energy and trade agreements.Kurdistan has an independent oil pipeline to Turkey through which the KRG exports crude to the international market; creating tension between Iraq’s federal government and Turkey.