His Excellency President Jalal Talabani, in the city of Arbil afternoon Thursday, 17/9/2009, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and his accompanying delegation.
At the beginning of the meeting, welcomed the President a warm welcome guest, and they discussed the strong bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States and ways of strengthening and cementing, as well as to exchange views on the latest political developments and security in Iraq.
President Talabani and talked about the importance of the upcoming elections in Iraq, which counted Bamufsalip for the whole political process and tracks the future, referring to the hot consultations and meetings now taking place between the blocks and various Iraqi factions in preparation for the next battle of democracy in the country.
And with regard to news and analysis that talks about a state of tension and hostility in the Arab-Kurdish relations in the disputed areas, said President Talabani is that these are baseless and that the Arab-Kurdish relations, deeply rooted, stressing that the existence of different points of view a healthy thing and democratic in a democratic country such as Iraq and that the Iraqi constitution sponsor dissolve these differences.
And he emphasized in the meeting which was attended by Rasool Ali and Dr. Barham Ahmed Saleh Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government heading for the better, pointing to the existence of an appropriate ground to resolve outstanding issues, especially after he met State Mr. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdistan region in Dukan resort recently and reaffirmed the need to find acceptable solutions to controversial issues that exist.
During the meeting, and also exchange views on oil and gas law and the subject of Kirkuk, where he explained to President Talabani, Vice President obstacles that impede the adoption of this law.
And in respect of Kirkuk, His Excellency the renewed emphasis on the need to resort to the Constitution and Article (140), which represents a reasonable road map to resolve this issue.
And on the political process in the country, President Iraq's need to establish a national consensus and genuine participation of all actors on the Iraqi arena.
For his part, U.S. Vice President to the importance of the upcoming elections in Iraq, describing it Palmasirip for the arrival of the political parties acceptable to the processors to the outstanding issues in Iraq, stressing the need for the success of national reconciliation and national harmony.
Biden and the new United States commitment to support Iraq, saying his country's support for the political process in the country, and pointing out that Iraq's security and stability and development of interest to the United States and that the withdrawal of U.S. troops does not mean the absence of U.S. diplomatic support.
And over U.S. Vice-President thanked the great President Talabani for the warm reception and praised the wise leadership of the new Iraq.
At the end of the meeting reiterated the two sides reaffirmed the importance of bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States and the need to expand and develop to ensure the common interests of the peoples and promoted the two countries.
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At the beginning of the meeting, welcomed the President a warm welcome guest, and they discussed the strong bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States and ways of strengthening and cementing, as well as to exchange views on the latest political developments and security in Iraq.
President Talabani and talked about the importance of the upcoming elections in Iraq, which counted Bamufsalip for the whole political process and tracks the future, referring to the hot consultations and meetings now taking place between the blocks and various Iraqi factions in preparation for the next battle of democracy in the country.
And with regard to news and analysis that talks about a state of tension and hostility in the Arab-Kurdish relations in the disputed areas, said President Talabani is that these are baseless and that the Arab-Kurdish relations, deeply rooted, stressing that the existence of different points of view a healthy thing and democratic in a democratic country such as Iraq and that the Iraqi constitution sponsor dissolve these differences.
And he emphasized in the meeting which was attended by Rasool Ali and Dr. Barham Ahmed Saleh Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government heading for the better, pointing to the existence of an appropriate ground to resolve outstanding issues, especially after he met State Mr. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdistan region in Dukan resort recently and reaffirmed the need to find acceptable solutions to controversial issues that exist.
During the meeting, and also exchange views on oil and gas law and the subject of Kirkuk, where he explained to President Talabani, Vice President obstacles that impede the adoption of this law.
And in respect of Kirkuk, His Excellency the renewed emphasis on the need to resort to the Constitution and Article (140), which represents a reasonable road map to resolve this issue.
And on the political process in the country, President Iraq's need to establish a national consensus and genuine participation of all actors on the Iraqi arena.
For his part, U.S. Vice President to the importance of the upcoming elections in Iraq, describing it Palmasirip for the arrival of the political parties acceptable to the processors to the outstanding issues in Iraq, stressing the need for the success of national reconciliation and national harmony.
Biden and the new United States commitment to support Iraq, saying his country's support for the political process in the country, and pointing out that Iraq's security and stability and development of interest to the United States and that the withdrawal of U.S. troops does not mean the absence of U.S. diplomatic support.
And over U.S. Vice-President thanked the great President Talabani for the warm reception and praised the wise leadership of the new Iraq.
At the end of the meeting reiterated the two sides reaffirmed the importance of bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States and the need to expand and develop to ensure the common interests of the peoples and promoted the two countries.
