Al-Kadhimi ,Barzani stress the importance of adopting dialogue to end the political deadlock

Baghdad-INA

President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Masoud Barzani and Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, met today, Monday, with the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, during His visit to Erbil Governorate.

"During the meeting, they discussed the overall political situation in the country and the importance of adopting a national dialogue that engages all political forces to get out of the political impasse that is affecting the public, impeding efforts to provide services to the citizens, and threatening to destabilize in the country," The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

The discussion emphasized the role of political and social actors in facilitating reaching an understanding, reducing the level of tension, avoiding incitement, and the importance of relying on responsible national discourse seeking a federal, democratic Iraq in which the authority of the constitution and the law is above all.

They also discussed various security challenges and the importance of continuing joint coordination between Baghdad and Erbil to address several issues, especially combating terrorism and repeated attacks on Iraqi territories, and that Iraq's territories, in any region, must not be a platform or haven for threatening neighboring countries.