Macron calls for dialogue between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurds

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Sun, 03 Dec 2017 - 10:25 GMT

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Reuters

Sun, 03 Dec 2017 - 10:25 GMT

French President Emmanuel Macron (R), Kurdish region's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Iraqi Kurdistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani (L) attend a press conference at the Elysee Palace following a meeting in Paris, France, December 2017. REUT

French President Emmanuel Macron (R), Kurdish region's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Iraqi Kurdistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani (L) attend a press conference at the Elysee Palace following a meeting in Paris, France, December 2017. REUT

FRANCE - 3 December 2017: French President Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday for dialogue in Iraq between the central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) within the framework of the Iraqi constitution.

After a meeting with Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in Paris, Macron told a news conference he was convinced a "constructive dialogue" could lead to lifting restrictions on the Kurdish region.

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