Barzani discussed with US officials the establishment of 4 new military bases in Kurdistan
Baghdad today – Erbil: A political source familiar with the matter revealed that the meetings between American officials and leaders of the regional government during the past two days focused on a set of points.
The source said (Baghdad today) that “American military and political delegations met with the president of the region, Negervan Barzani, and the head of government, Masroor Barzani, and his deputy, to discuss the file of the American presence inside Iraq and the region as well.”
He added that “the process of continuing Kurdish support for the survival of the American forces was discussed, and he refused to withdraw or cancel the security agreement and cooperation in the field of establishing 4 military bases, including the silk base in the Kurdistan region.”
He pointed out that “discussed the strengthening of diplomatic relations as well as cooperation in the political and economic field and the speedy opening of the largest American consulate in the world in the city of Erbil.”
In the context, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, said that the decision of the Iraqi parliament to remove American forces from Iraq was not a good decision as it was taken by the Shiite bloc only without consulting with the other major components in the country.
Barzani stated in a press interview, “The decision taken by the Iraqi parliament regarding the removal of foreign forces was not a good decision and the Kurds and Sunnis did not participate in this decision, moreover, it sets a bad precedent, as the decision was taken by the Shiite bloc without consulting with any One of the main components of this country, the Kurds and the Sunnis (Arabs) It was a very decisive step that was taken without seeking consensus and thus violating the spirit of the Iraqi constitution, this is not good for Iraq now or for the future.