Nechirvan Barzani's visit paves the way for solutions to the crises in Baghdad and Erbil

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[size=52]Nechirvan Barzani's visit paves the way for solutions to the crises in Baghdad and Erbil[/size]

[size=45]Perhaps nothing summarizes the visit of the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, to Baghdad more than the term “Master of Soft Diplomacy.” In his new mission in the federal capital, in his participation in the meeting of the State Administration Coalition, and in his meetings with the Presidents of the Republic, the government, the parties, and the Supreme Judicial Council, he appears Nechirvan Barzani said he would choose the appropriate time and timing for this mission in Baghdad at a moment that has many implications.[/size]
[size=45]Instead of media and political communication or exchanges from afar, in a way that does not make any sense of hunger or hunger, the presence of Nechirvan Barzani in the capital, Baghdad, confirms his boldness in presenting the issues that must be addressed without ambiguity. This is a consistent path in all his previous visits to Baghdad, and even in his internal movement in the region, and also in every regional or international step he took.[/size]
[size=45]Nechirvan Barzani’s visit is also consistent with his striking statement that he announced in the Iraqi capital in May 2023 during his participation in the “Iraq Forum for Stability and Prosperity,” that “Baghdad is the strategic depth of the Kurdistan region.”[/size]
[size=45]Therefore, the president of the region is directly concerned with what is happening there, and in this sense the meetings in Baghdad gain their exceptional importance, especially with Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani, who held two important summits with US President Joe Biden and with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.[/size]
[size=45]It is known that the Sudanese, who accompanied him to Washington, included representatives of the region, and the relationship with Erbil was one of the main items in his talks with Biden and senior American officials, as he showed his keenness to address the issues of the existing crises with the regional government, whether with regard to the issue of exporting oil to Turkey, or The issue of salaries, or the challenges of the common security situation.[/size]
[size=45]According to the interest of the region’s presidency itself, the meeting includes, for example, the head of the “Nabni” coalition, Hadi Al-Amiri, who highlighted the importance of the Baghdad region’s president’s movement, as he said that the visit aims to “strengthen relations between the Kurdistan region and the federal government in order to solve the existing problems,” stressing that “those problems are on their way.” To the solution day after day,” adding that Nechirvan Barzani “is the one who will decide the issue of setting the date for the parliamentary elections” in the region, and that he is the one “thinking about a day to hold those elections that would be appropriate and acceptable to all parties.”[/size]
[size=45]The website of the Kurdistan Region Presidency confirmed, on the second day of Barzani’s visit to Baghdad, that the President of the region stressed during meetings and conferences that the Kurdistan Region “is ready, as it has always been, to resolve problems and disputes with the Iraqi government and federal institutions through dialogue and understanding and on the basis of the constitution,” and stressed that security The stability of the Kurdistan region is an integral part of the security and stability of Iraq in general.”[/size]
[size=45]The presidential website quoted Barzani as saying, “Resolving the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad is a key to the security and stability of Iraq and moving towards a better future and achieving progress for Iraq as a whole.”[/size]
[size=45]In this context, the importance of the meeting with the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, lies a few weeks after the decisions taken by the Supreme Court to abolish the quota for minorities in the region’s elections, what many regional forces considered a blow to the credibility of the electoral process and a marginalization of its components, at a time when the Democratic Party decided The Kurdistan Region boycotted the elections in response to these decisions.[/size]
[size=45]In the Barzani-Zidan meeting, they stressed the importance of increasing cooperation and coordination between the judiciary in Iraq and the Kurdistan region, the necessity of “resolving issues between the federal government and the regional government on the basis of the constitution,” and the importance of “preserving peace and political stability in the country.”[/size]
[size=45]Barzani went further, praising Zidane for “his efforts and positive role in solving the country’s problems, and discussing with him the independence of the judiciary and protecting the rights of all Iraqi components.”[/size]
[size=45]In addition to his participation in the meeting of the State Administration Coalition, in the presence of Al-Sudani on Saturday, Barzani’s talks with the Iraqi Prime Minister dealt with the treatments that the government is taking in a way that contributes to improving the service and living conditions of citizens, as the two men stressed “the continuation of constructive dialogues on common issues between the federal government and the region.” Kurdistan, and discussed many topics in political affairs, where the two parties stressed the importance of continuing to support the government’s efforts internally and externally, and working to strengthen the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil, which requires the combined efforts of all political forces in this path.”[/size]
[size=45]In Sudani's mind, Barzani wished him good luck and success in his American visit. On the other hand, the Iraqi Prime Minister described Barzani's visit to Baghdad as a positive step to resolve all common issues.[/size]
[size=45]The spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Presidency, Dilshad Shihab, said about Barzani’s visit to Baghdad, “We are in constant communication with all parties, and this was an approach that the Regional Presidency has always taken, and all the steps that were taken in the issue of elections were in consultation with the political parties, and that the Presidency of the Region The region calls on the political parties to consider the interest of Kurdistan above all considerations regarding the issue of elections.”[/size]
[size=45]After two days of intensive meetings with the president of the region, Shihab said that they focused on “the issues of the region’s financial dues and the Kurdistan Parliament elections, especially the security issue and the threats facing the region, especially the attack on the Kormor gas field, which caused great economic damage to the Iraqi economy and the Kurdistan region.”[/size]
[size=45]Shehab revealed that “everyone’s readiness was emphasized to implement the content of the agreement that led to the formation of the Sudanese government and the implementation of the constitution,” adding that “all Iraqi parties share the vision of the Kurdistan Region Presidency in holding elections (in the region) in which all parties participate.”[/size]
[size=45]The spokesman for the region’s presidency also revealed that “the presidency will organize a meeting attended by all political parties in the Kurdistan region, and all necessary measures will be taken in conjunction with those parties in order to reach a joint agreement.”[/size]
[size=45]Addressing what is happening on the Baghdad-Erbil line was also an important item in Barzani’s meeting with the President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, at the Peace Palace, where the region’s president renewed the regional government’s desire to resolve all outstanding disputes and issues between Erbil and Baghdad, including those related to citizens’ living requirements. And service, as Barzani stressed the desire and will of the regional government to resolve all issues in a way that ensures justice and transparency and establishes security and stability in the country.[/size]
[size=45]Because the security file is important to the concerns of the regional presidency, Barzani also met with the Iraqi National Security Advisor, Qasim Al-Araji, and stressed the necessity of cooperation and coordination between Baghdad and Erbil to combat security threats.[/size]
[size=45]According to the principle of strategic depth, Nechirvan Barzani is concerned with the developments of crises and the political, security and economic files in Iraq, including the crisis of the presidency of the Federal Parliament. During his meeting with the Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, he stressed the need to support the federal government and maintain dialogue and understanding between the national forces to enhance stability in the country.[/size]
[size=45]During his meeting with the head of the Al-Azm Alliance, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, in Baghdad, in the presence of a number of leaders and representatives of the Al-Azm Alliance, Barzani reiterated the necessity of moving forward with the process of electing a new speaker for the Iraqi Council of Representatives, considering it an “important and fundamental step” towards strengthening political stability in the country. The country.[/size]
[size=45]Barzani preceded these two meetings, with a meeting with the head of the Taqadum Party, Muhammad al-Halbousi, who was removed from his position due to constitutional disputes, and discussed with him the developments of the political situation in Iraq, efforts to appoint and elect the Speaker of the House of Representatives, relations between Erbil and Baghdad, and discussions to solve problems between them.[/size]
[size=45]In addition to this large list of names and leaders that Barzani met with, his Baghdadi visit also included talks with the head of the National Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, Thabet al-Abbasi, head of the National Resolution Alliance, and Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law coalition, and the former Prime Minister. Haider Al-Abadi, Secretary-General of the National Approach Alliance, Abdul-Sada Al-Fariji, in addition to the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis Al-Khanjar.[/size]
[size=45]Nechirvan Barzani was not absent from Baghdad for long, and he visited it on April 6, where he also met at that time with President Rashid and Al-Sudani, that is, before his visit to Washington, and he participated in the meeting of the International Administration Coalition and the Coordination Framework, and the concerns and concerns of the Kurdistan region were also on his sleeve, as Presenting ways to solve the problems of Erbil and Baghdad, and the political situation in Iraq and the Kurdistan region. During that visit, Barzani praised the region’s salary agreement with Sudanese and described it as “very good,” but he also announced that the issue of exporting the region’s oil is still unresolved and that it requires long discussions, expressing his hope to reach a result because the Iraqi budget suffered losses that reached 7 billion dollars. Due to the suspension of exports.[/size]
[size=45]But Barzani also said that he tried “to establish a mechanism so that we can continue to hold these meetings so that current problems can be discussed in one place and solutions can be found.”[/size]
[size=45]Before that, the head of the region was in Baghdad in January, where he participated in the Iraqi Martyr’s Day ceremonies, and held a group of meetings with all Iraqi political parties, at a time when there was widespread condemnation in the region of the attacks with marches targeting the Harir base near Erbil. Barzani said at the time, “We live on this geography, so it is natural for us to visit Baghdad and discuss the existing problems and try to solve them.”[/size]
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