15 November 2013
ARBIL/ Aswat al-Iraq: Kurdish President Masoud Barzani will meet tomorrow Turkish Premier Recceb Tayyib Erdogan in Turkish Diyar Bakr, which was described as "historic meeting in an area fully populated with the Kurds".

The Turkish government, by this first meeting with Iraqi Kurdish personality in Diyar Bakr, wanted to "be sure of Barzani's support for the peace process with the PKK party".

Kurdish Political analyst Hassan Ahmed Mustapha pointed out that "Ankara understands fully the weight of Barzani on the Kurdish and Turkish levels, both in the Iraqi region and Turkey".

Turkish-Kurdish analyst Amid Rozhati pointed that this visit will have its "impetus" on the Turkish peace process".

© Aswat Aliraq 2013