Tuesday, May 08, 2007
KRG PM and Iranian FM meet to discuss bilateral relations
Kurdistan
(Al Mada Newspaper) - 7 MAY - The Iranian Foreign Minister, Manuchehr Motaki, said that the US force’s raid on the “Iranian Consulate” in Irbil affected the Iraqi government’s reputation. This statement was made during a meeting between Motaki and the Kurdistan region PM, Nijirfan Barzani in Tehran. During the meeting, Barzani called for the resumption of the “Iranian Consulate’s” activities in Irbil and to increase economic and trade cooperation. Barzani announced that the Kurdistan region government will not allow the use of Kurdish lands under any circumstances to attack Iranian interests. The Muhr Iranian News Agency published that the Kurdish Ministers of Trade and Interior also attended this meeting.
Labels: Arbil, Iran, Iranian consulate, Kurdistan, Manouchehr Mottaki, Nijirfan Barzani
