In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, right, shakes hands with Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani at the Dokan resort west of Sulaimaniyah, 260 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug 2, 2009. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is visiting the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq for talks with Kurdish leaders over a range of issues that have long poisoned relations, like control of oil and territory. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

In this photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, right, shakes hands with Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani at the Dokan resort west of Sulaimaniyah, 260 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug 2, 2009. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is visiting the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq for talks with Kurdish leaders over a range of issues that have long poisoned relations, like control of oil and territory.

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  7. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, and Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki are seen during their meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. Iranian foreign minister visiting Iraq to try and resolve rising tensions over the border between the two countries.
  8. In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, shakes hands with the newly appointed Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen, during a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.
  9. IRBIL , IRAQ - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stands with President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masud Barzani at his residence December 11, 2009 in Irbil, Iraq. Secretary Gates stopped in Iraq following a two day trip to Afghanistan one week after U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he will send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
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  11. IRBIL , IRAQ - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) greets President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masud Barzani at his residence December 11, 2009 in Irbil, Iraq. Secretary Gates stopped in Iraq following a two day trip to Afghanistan one week after U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he will send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
  12. President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani (3rd R) meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2nd L) and his delegation, in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, December 11, 2009.
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