UN urges Baghdad, Erbil to resolve rift through dialog

The United Nations has called on the central Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to settle their differences thorough engaging in talks based on the country’s constitution.

According to Press TV, in a letter addressed to KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on Friday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the Baghdad-Erbil spat should be resolved in a peaceful manner.

“I encourage both sides to take the necessary steps to prepare the ground for a serious dialog,” the letter read.

Guterres also stressed that he was “delighted” that both Erbil and Baghdad had expressed their readiness for dialog.

“For the purpose of national reconciliation, enhancing the stability and confronting the threats that are still created by IS (the Daesh terrorist group), the current stability must be maintained,” Guterres concluded.

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