11-01-2010
Erbil - The Kurdish president Massoud Barzani affirmed that he will not allow internal fighting to resurge among Kurds calling to resolve political issues inside the Parliament reports Al Sumaria. In a statement by Kurdistan Presidency Office, Barzani stressed that no party should be allowed to use present rows in aim to destabilize security in the region. The Kurdish president called to halt all media debates among political parties after a stepped-up tone between Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Secretary General Jalal Talabani and his rival Nawshirwan Mustafa, head of the Change Movement (Gorran), reviving fears of the civil war, the Kurdish political parties fought in the 1990s Barzani’s decision came after an extended meeting was held in Erbil joining Barzani, Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Kemal Kerkuki and political parties participating in Kurdistan Parliament. Earlier Kurdish MPs asked Nawshirwan Mustafa and Jalal Talabani in a letter to stop the political statements and to respect the achievements the Kurdish politicians have made in the past. “The situation Kurdistan is in today, is not thanks to one party, but to all those that have fought for Kurdistan,” the letter said. © Rudaw
