Shafaq News- Erbil
Prime Minister-designate Ali Faleh al-Zaydi and Kurdish Prime MinisterMasrour Barzani on Saturday underscored the need to align positions and advancepolitical talks aimed at forming Iraq’s next government.
During a meeting in Erbil, both sides focused on ongoing negotiationsamong Iraq’s political blocs, alongside efforts to shape a government thatreflects the national priorities and public expectations. The discussions alsoaddressed Baghdad–Erbil relations.
Earlier today, al-Zaydi arrived in Erbil with a delegation from theruling Shiite Coordination Framework (CF) for talks with Kurdish leaders onshaping the country’s next government. He met with Kurdistan Democratic Party(KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and is expected to travel next to Al-Sulaymaniyahfor discussions with Bafel Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan(PUK).
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