Kurdish official meets with Iraqi opposition in Syria
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/18/2002

A source from the Kurdistani national federation said that the prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Barham Ahmad Saleh met on Tuesday evening in Damascus with the representatives for the Iraqi opposition movements, existing in Syria.

Adel Murad, who is in charge of the relations of the Kurdistani national federation with the Middle East states said that Saleh informed the representatives of the Islamic, national, communists and Kurdish parties on the position of northern Iraq Kurds concerning the likely American attack which targets toppling the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Murad added that "view points were very close." He stressed that "the future regime should be democratic, multilateral and elected " but he said " we are for avoiding a military attack," noting "we do not accept to change one dictator for another." The meeting was attended by representatives for the higher council for the Islamic revolution in Iraq as well as independent Iraqi figures.

Saleh has been visiting Damascus since Friday on head of a delegation representing the Kurdistani national federation. Saleh met with high ranking Syrian officials including the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam.

Previous Stories:
  Barham Saleh: Iraq is divided ethnically and religiously   (10/15/2002)
  Iraqi Kurdish delegation visits Syria   (10/14/2002)
  Daily News: Syrian, Iran, Turkish and the Kurdish issue   (10/1/2002)

Please add a link on your webiste pointing to ArabicNews.com and bookmark ArabicNews.com & subscribe to our daily email news bulletin.

Search