America and Europe urge Baghdad and Erbil to start "serious negotiations"

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, and Bret McGuck, the US president's envoy to the international coalition against the organization welcomed the political and security developments between Baghdad and Erbil, and expressed their happiness "to stop confrontations between Iraqi forces and Peshmerga."

 The crisis between Baghdad and Erbil followed the referendum in September and the military operations launched by the federal government in mid-October to redeploy security forces in the disputed areas. Baghdad sets conditions for the resumption of dialogues with Erbil, including the announcement of cancellation of the referendum and control of border crossings.

Barzani and Mkgork, during a meeting in Erbil on Thursday, the "need for a serious dialogue on the basis of the Constitution to resolve the differences between Arbil and Baghdad." 
The US President's envoy, according to a statement of the regional government, on "friendly relations between Erbil and Washington, wishing" to strengthen bilateral relations in all areas. " 
In turn, Barzani thanked the US assistance to the Kurdistan region," stressing that "the need to seek the international community to create the atmosphere In order to start serious negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad, which is the only way to resolve differences, "stressing at the same time that" Erbil is always ready to conduct the dialogue. " 
Later, on Thursday, the KRG received a letter from the European Union through its representative in the region, including the latter's support for any dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil, suggesting intervention to crystallize and make the talks a success.
"The representative of the European Union in the region Federica Mujerini, met with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani in Arbil," said a statement by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), indicating that Mughireni delivered Barzani a letter containing a number of positions on the latest developments. 
"The European Union's solidarity with the Kurdistan region due to the victims of the earthquake that hit several areas in the Kurdistan region on the 12th of this month," the European envoy quoted Mugrini as saying.
"The European Union welcomes the readiness of the Kurdistan region and its efforts to address differences with Baghdad through dialogue," Mughrini said. "We have watched closely the developments in the field, and over the past weeks the prevention of violence from any of our priorities has been supported by efforts to resolve problems such as the security measures taken in the disputed areas and the EU will continue to monitor the situation and provide humanitarian assistance, . "The European Union is fully prepared to encourage and provide the necessary facilities for a meaningful and fruitful dialogue, in cooperation with our international partners, if the parties so request."
"The unity and stability of the Kurdistan region and its government institutions are of great importance to the European Union as well," she said. 
The Kurdistan Regional Government announced last week that it welcomed the decision of the Federal Court, which banned any invitation to secession in light of its interpretation of the first article of the Constitution. In the context of Kurdish initiatives, the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc announced its resumption in the House of Representatives two months after the boycott On the backdrop of the escalation of the crisis over the holding of the referendum in the region and the disputed areas during last September. The Kurdish blocs in the House of Representatives boycotted the parliamentary sessions, on the tenth of last October, in protest against the decision of the latter reject the referendum and invalidate its procedures.
The Democratic Party bloc, in a statement on Thursday, said that "the Kurdistan Democratic bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives out of a sense of responsibility for the situation experienced by Iraq and its people at various levels and the belief that the problems resolved only by understanding and dialogue, we decided to return and participate in meetings of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Along with our brothers and other brothers in the Council. " 
"It is considered one of the largest blocs in the Council and sought in the past to be the Constitution is the solution to all problems, especially the outstanding problems between the region and the federal government and return to the national partnership and political consensus of all parties."
The Barzani party bloc said that "it believes that if the implementation of the Constitution correctly, there will be an opportunity for all parties to reach a solution on the basis of peace, and thus we have maintained the interests of all components and parties in Iraq." The government of Baghdad and Erbil called for "a serious dialogue on the basis of the constitution to address the problems between Baghdad and Erbil."