Barzani-Maliki deal sets process, again, for agreement
Senior officials in Erbil and Baghdad have come away from a two-day meeting with a commitment – but no deal – to tackle a comprehensive list of differences.
KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani at a press conference in Erbil on May 1, 2013, discussing his recent meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)
After increasing acrimony over the past year, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his counterpart in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, have agreed to attempt to resolve a swath of long-standing disputes, aimed at easing tension, amending the 2013 budget, and moving forward long-awaited hydrocarbon legislation.
News of a seven-point accord between the prime ministers has raised hopes of the final resolution of the contested extent of the Kurdistan region's autonomy within Iraq's federal system.
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