Shafaq News- Erbil
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Ali Faleh al-Zaidi arrived in Erbil on Saturday to hold talks with Kurdish leaders to form Iraq’s next federal government.
A statement from the prime minister’s media office indicated that a delegation from the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework (CF) accompanied Zaidi on the visit.
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Shafaq News’ correspondent reported that Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, along with government officials and senior figures from the leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), received al-Zaidi and his delegation upon arrival at Erbil International Airport.
Yesterday, CF granted Al-Zaidi authority to select his cabinet following his nomination for prime minister after the withdrawal of caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.
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