Barzani appears to rebuff peace overtures by Maliki
Massoud Barzani, the Kurdistan Region president, appeared to rebuff recent overtures from Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki when he this week accused the Shiite politician of taking the country towards totalitarianism. In remarks that might be read as a response to peace feelers from Mr. Maliki after months of deteriorating relations between Erbil and Baghdad, […]Harvey Morris reports for Rudaw:
Massoud Barzani, the Kurdistan Region president, appeared to rebuff recent overtures from Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki when he this week accused the Shiite politician of taking the country towards totalitarianism.
In remarks that might be read as a response to peace feelers from Mr. Maliki after months of deteriorating relations between Erbil and Baghdad, Barzani said: “The authorities in Baghdad want to control everything ... It is not acceptable to us. We want to be partners; we don't want to be subjects."
