Parties Agree in Iraq; Talabani President

Therefore, a three-party presidential council under the leadership of the Iraqi Kurdistan Patriotic Union (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani was decided, and in return the Kurds will support the Shiites’ candidate for Prime Minister İbrahim Jafari. The officials noted that negotiations are still going on but an agreement on the subject about including non-Kurdish soldiers in the Iraqi troops positioned in Iraq has not yet been reached. Kurds agreed to integrate Peshmergas into the Iraqi security forces; however, they oppose non-Kurdish soldiers in some areas. Iraqi Kurdish Democrat Party (KDP) leader Mesut Barzani noted that Kerkuk’s fate should be determined now, without any delay.