Peshmerga: Al-Kadhimi instructed the implementation of the joint security agreement between Baghdad and Erbil

Baghdad - INA

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Lieutenant General Jabbar Yawar, announced today, Friday, that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi directed the implementation of the joint security agreement between the Joint Operations Command and the Peshmerga forces in the disputed areas. 

Al-Yawar explained in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "during the previous meetings, a joint agreement was reached to form the centers of the Joint Security Coordination Room for the regions of Khanaqin, Kirkuk, Mosul and Makhmour, and that the agreement was made in the light of the proposals presented by Al-Kadhimi," indicating that "according to which the agreement was concluded." Between the Supreme Security Coordination Committee of the Ministry of Peshmerga and the Supreme Security Coordination Committee for the Joint Operations Command.

He added, "These centers have not been implemented by the Coordinating Committee of the Joint Operations Command, and the agreement to form a joint force of Peshmerga forces and Iraqi army forces in the disputed areas has not been implemented.

Al-Yawar confirmed, "The prime minister directed, during a security meeting, the Supreme Security Coordination Committee in the Joint Operations Command to head to the Kurdistan region to activate the previous security agreements," noting that "a delegation from Baghdad visited the Kurdistan region on the ninth of this month, headed by National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji. 
During the visit, it was agreed to implement the aforementioned security agreements after the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
He pointed out that "the best solution for the stability of the disputed areas lies in the continuation of joint coordination between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army forces to maintain security in those areas."