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To this end; news on Turkish press, analyses taking place in news agencies close to PKK, and the statements of PKK and leaders from Democratic Union Party (PYD) which is its political wing in Syria will be used as basis. The conclusions at the end of...
President of Iraq's Kurdistan region Massud Barzani (R) welcomes US Vice President Joe Biden upon his arrival in Arbil on December 1, 2011 during the latter's official visit to Iraq as the last American soldiers prepare to depart. View Photo »
Now is not the time for military operations, one can fight for a cause in peaceful and democratic ways, this is the solution
According to Cengiz Candar, a prominent Turkish expert on Middle East affairs, Ankara also wanted a Sunni president, especially Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, instead of Kurdish Jalal Talabani. However, both Talabani and the other Iraqi Kurdish...
Although the Kurds have their own differences with Iraqiya and the Sunnis (and their own reasons for wanting to reconcile with Maliki), they see the prime minister's actions as "final proof" that he is determined to make himself a new dictator, and
For his part, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Iraq for political affairs and elections for happiness for this visit, the hospitality and meeting, and praised the progress witnessed by the Kurdistan...
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) meets with Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani in Arbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad December 1, 2011. The last 13,000 U.S. troops will pull out of Iraq by the end of the year. Violence... View Photo »
We are in contact [with the PKK] and will exercise the maximum pressure on the PKK to stop their military operations because this is playing with the fate of the Kurdish people
Interior Ministry issued an arrest warrant for Hashemi after three of his bodyguards made confessions of taking orders from him to carry out the terrorist attacks. Hashemi later fled to the Kurdistan region. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has...
Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: مسعودبارزانی, Mesûd Barzanî) (born August 16, 1946) is the current President of the Autonomous Kurdish Government in Iraq and the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Barzani was born in Mahabad, Iran, during the rule of the Republic of Mahabad. He has five sons and three daughters. Full Article
Iraqi Kurdistan regional president Massud Barzani speaks during the official opening ceremony of the Palestinian consulate in Arbil on November 29, 2011. Pictures on wall (From L-R) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Iaqi Kurdistan regional president Massud Barzani, Palestinian president...
View Photo »Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Massoud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, pose for cameras before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. Turkish leaders on Friday pressed Barzani to crack down on the Kurdish...
View Photo »Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) sits next to Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani before their meeting in Istanbul on November 5, 2011, just days after Ankara ended a major military operation against Kurdish rebels. Talks are expected to focus on the fight against Kurdish...
View Photo »In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, and Massoud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, speak during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Turkish leaders on Friday pressed...
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, welcomes Iraqi Ambassador to Iran, Mohammad Al Majid Al Sheikh, right, during his meeting with Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani, left, at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.
View Photo »Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani (C) speaks in a meeting with Kurdish envoys abroad as Prime Minister Barham Salih (R) of Iraq's Kurdistan region looks on in Arbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad September 6, 2011. Speaker of Kurdistan's parliament Kamal...
View Photo »Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani speaks in a meeting with Kurdish envoys abroad in Arbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad September 6, 2011.
View Photo »Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani gestures as he waits for the arrival of US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta the presidential palace in Arbil on July 12, 2011.
View Photo »US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta meets Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani (L) upon his arrival the presidential palace in Arbil on July 12, 2011. Also pictured at right is General Lloyd J. Austin, commanding general of United States Forces - Iraq.
View Photo »Alex Lascars (R), the newly appointed US consul, US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey (C seated) listen on as Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani speaks during the opening of the new US Consulate General offices in the northern Kurdish city of Arbil on July 10, 2011.
View Photo »Kurdistan president Massud Barzani and head of the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) speaks as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first Turkish premier to visit the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, listens on (unseen) in the northern city of Arbil on March 29, 2011.
View Photo »Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first Turkish premier to visit the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, shakes hands with Kurdistan president Massud Barzani and head of the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) at Arbil's International Airport on March 29, 2011, where he...
View Photo »U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) meets with Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani in Arbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad December 1, 2011. The last 13,000 U.S. troops will pull out of Iraq by the end of the year. Violence in the country has dropped sharply...
View Photo »Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, right, and Iraqi Kurdish leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani shake hands before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles during his meeting with Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani, unseen, at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, welcomes Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani for a meeting at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, talks with Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani during their meeting at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. An unidentified interpreter sits at center.
View Photo »IRBIL, IRAQ - APRIL 08: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey (L) shakes hands with Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani after Barzani held a one-on-one meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the airport April 8, 2011 in Irbil, Iraq. Gates has been touring...
View Photo »IRBIL, IRAQ - APRIL 08: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (3rd L) walks the red carpet from his aircraft while accompanied by the Kurdish Regional Government ministers of defense and foreign felations before meeting with President Massoud Barzani at the airport April 8, 2011 in...
View Photo »US Defence Secretary Robert Gates (L) shakes hands with the president of the northern Iraqi autonomous Kurdistan region Massud Barzani on April 8, 2011 in Arbil.
View Photo »Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first Turkish premier to visit the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, speaks as Kurdistan president Massud Barzani and head of the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) (unseen) listens on at in the northern city of Arbil on March 29, 2011,...
View Photo »Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) president Massud Barzani gives a press conference in Arbil on March 1, 2011.
View Photo »A portrait of Massoud Barzani, leader of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), is set on fire by a demonstrator while others take photographs, during a manifestation for people fighting for democracy in Iraqi Kurdistan, in central Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday Feb. 20 2011. Gunmen burst into a...
View Photo »US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta waves as he leaves Baghdad, early July 12, 2011, and heads for a private meeting with Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani in Arbil.
View Photo »ARBIL, IRAQ - JULY 12: US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (R) meets Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani upon his arrival the presidential palace for a meeting on July 12, 2011 in Arbil, Iraq. Panetta declared that the United States is 'within reach' of...
View Photo »Iraqi Kurdistan regional president Massud Barzani speaks during the official opening ceremony of the Palestinian consulate in Arbil on November 29, 2011. Pictures on wall (From L-R) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Iaqi Kurdistan regional president Massud Barzani, Palestinian president...
View Photo »Now is not the time for military operations, one can fight for a cause in peaceful and democratic ways, this is the solution
We are in contact [with the PKK] and will exercise the maximum pressure on the PKK to stop their military operations because this is playing with the fate of the Kurdish people
We have exercised the maximum levels of flexibility on this issue and when we approved Article 140, we had no doubt on the identity of these areas; they are Kurdish areas
