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From the Heart of Kurdistan Region The only English paper in Iraq - No: 528 Mon. March 07, 2016 Barzani Meets with Papal Delegation GLOBE PHOTO The Kurdish Globe No. 528, Monday, March 07, 2016 2 The Intensity of the President Barzani Meets with Papal Delegation Middle East Needs Unity of Kurds By Gazi Hassan The current difficulties of the regg Kurdistan is the only force fightg gion resemble the events of the ing against violence and radical Middle East 100 years ago—the Islamism on the ground. Kurdg intense Middle East in which revg istan is now a homeland rather olution, destruction, deteriorating than a tribe or a group. It works President Massoud Barg the end result will most The President made economy, backwardness and igg to achieve unification and form a zani received a delegag certainly be the defeat reference to the liberag norance destroyed people and nag modern and institutional entity. tion from the Holy See of the terrorists and vicg tion of the city of Mosul tions of the region. Violence and The Middle East has terrified the headed by the apostolic tory for the free world. and how that operation Islamic groups’ terrorism has set word with the tyranny of radical nuncio to Jordan and He also spoke of the will be the most crug the area on fire, and the radical and Islamist groups, while Kurdistan Iraq, Mr. Alberto Ortegg refugees and IDPs in the cial military operation dictator governments are adding is leading the charge for peace and ga Martin. The Vatican Kurdistan Region whose against the terrorists as fuel to the blazing fire. Previously, tolerance. representative began by number is well over 1.5 their presence in Mosul contact among nations and people While there is no political resolug conveying the greetings million persons and how poses a threat to, not only of the areas even within the same tion left in Syria, it heads towards of His Holiness, Pope the Kurdistan Region those who live inside the region were difficult, but now due federalism. So should Kurds act Francis to President Barg will continue to protect city but also those who zani and expressed his them and provide them are from the surrounding to technology development and the same as they did a hundred gratefulness, on behalf with assistance. Durg areas, hence the extraorg international openness, the events years ago and be divided into their of the Vatican state for ing the meeting Presig dinarily large number of are discussed even prior to their opponents’ hands? Should PKK Kurdistan's treatment of dent Barzani stated that IDPs in the Kurdistan occurrence. New and strong coung and PYD become part of current the Christian IDPs who peaceful coexistence in Region. The meeting ties used to be built, but now, terg Syrian Government’s policy, or as have escaped the brug the Kurdistan Region was concluded by Presig rorist Islamic groups from Middle part of reactions against Turkey, tality and cruelty of the is an inseparable part dent Barzani sending East are threatening civilians in become Iran’s policy coordinag terrorists of the Islamic of the culture here and his heartfelt greetings to the heart of Europe, and carry out tor and executive? Or should they State. cited examples of vilg Pope Francis and asking attacks like those of September establish a unified policy between President Barzani lages where historically for his prayers for a more 11th in the United States. The fear the Kurdistan Region and Western spoke of the the current Muslims, Christians and peaceful world. of Radical Islamists colonizing Kurdistan? Could they be more state of war against the Jews have lived together terrorists and added that peacefully. and occupying Europe is growing. open and tolerant internally (the SykesgPicot created a mess by openness that the U.S.A demands trying to rule nations and compog and calls on PYD to stay away nents within the established states, from PKK)? and thus, it’s dissolving. The reality is that, the Kurdistan Kurdistan Region Presidency Demands for a Federal System Region stated its support for Fedg for Syria has been put forward. In eralism in Syria, and will hold a Welcomes ‘Federalism for Syria’ Iraq, dissolving the entity that was referendum in Iraq for determing built against the will of Kurds a ing its future. So when the intense Kurdistan Region Presig leased a statement on Meanwhile, a spokesg century ago is becoming a reality. Middle East is divided, Kurds dency and Kurdistan Thursday, reiterating its person for the KDP politg A hundred years ago in the blazing should not again put themselves Democratic Party (KDP) support for federalism in buro released a statement, Middle East, Kurds were divided, under the curse of another Sykesg have both extended their Syria. supporting the project and in which even families have been Picot scenario, which could result support for implementg The presidency office pointing out that federalg divided, cut between the borders again in their division, missing ing a federalist system in insists that such a project ism is the best solution to Syria, including a Kurdg may, once again, bring the chaos in the country. of two states. Kurds were divided opportunity, local leading tendeng ish Federal Region in the peace and reconciliation KDP also calls on the into areas, tribes and religious cy and division into regional powg north of the country. to Syria as a whole. Syrian Kurdish political groups. Kurds became victims of ers. Another opportunity will open After BasNews reported It also encourages the parties to resolve their ignorance and isolation from the up and changes will take place. about a project through Syrian Kurdish factions disputes and maintain the developed world. Yet, Kurds tog The Middle East will be redrawn. which Syrian Kurds are to remain united and ing unity of Kurds in the projg day more internationally aware, Kurds need unity, a unified decig planning to create a fedg sistent on a federal Syria ect in hopes of constitutg developing international relations siongmaking leadership with open eral region in Northern in order to maintain the ing greater achievements and forming a unified, moderate and modern discourse, harmonig Syria, Kurdistan Region rights of Kurds in the for Kurds in the region. and secular national discourse. ous with international interests. Presidency's office reg country. EXECUTIVE EDITOR Senior U.K. Editor STAFF WRITERS Gazi Hassan +964 750 7747784 Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel Zakaria Muhammed Weekly paper printed in Erbil [email protected] +964 750 475 3897 First published in 2005 [email protected] [email protected] Salih Waladbagi [email protected] +964 750 4912996 www.kurdishGlobe.net ARTS EDITOR Reviser Diyaco Qayoumy +964 750 4036252 Honar Osman ADVERTISEMENT Address: Erbil, Massif road [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cell: +964 750 4055888 The Kurdish Globe No. 528, Monday, March 07, 2016 3 EU continues to provide support to Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani cessity of fighting corrupg held a meeting with the tion across the Kurdistan ambassador of the Eurog Region, as it may affect pean Union to Iraq, Mr. not only the welfare of the Patrick Simonnet. Kurdish society but also During the meeting, the stability in the region. President Barzani and Mr. He insisted that no corg Simonnet spoke on a numg rupt official, in any posig ber of issues facing Iraq in tion, might be connived general and the Kurdistan at his or her offences. Region in particular, ing “Therefore, the judicial cluding the ongoing war authority and Board of Ing against the terrorists of tegrity have my full supg the Islamic State, the ecog port to bring them to jusg nomic crisis, and the issue tice,” Barzani vowed. of refugees and IDPs in Kurdistan Region Presig Kurdistan. dent has recently introg President Barzani reiterg duced a reform package in ated his gratitude for the Kurdistan Region to fight support that the Kurdistan the acute financial crisis Region has received from faced by the region. the coalition. He went on A period of financial to say that the war against hardship, intensified from the terrorists has further the unpaid budgets by strengthened the bond beg the central government in tween the freedomgloving Baghdad and the costly peoples of the world. to Iraq and the Kurdistan with Czech Consul Geng ing training of peshmerga As part of his most recent war against the Islamic Ambassador Simonnet Region as they work to rid eral to Kurdistan Region, forces, as part of the globg attempts to root out corg State (IS), has given the said that the European the region of the terrorists Ms. Eva Drdakova, in al coalition against ISIS. ruption, Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Regional govg Union is grateful for the and resolve the economic Salahaddin on Feb 28. President Barzani President Massoud Barg ernment fresh challenges. role of the Kurdistan Regg crisis. The meeting focused on thanked the Czech Repubg zani met with the Board The KRG, however, is gion, both in terms of the campaign against ISIS lic for their contributions of Integrity and Kurdish now considering every fighting the terrorists and Barzani meets Czech terrorists and the Czech to the KRG and the peshg judicial authorities in the measure to find a solution providing humanitarian Republic’s military aid merga forces. Kurdistan Region, reiterg to the hardship for which assistance to the refugees Consul General to comprehensive reform Kurdistan Region to the peshmerga forces. ating his full support to and IDPs. Furthermore, Drdakova reiterated her Barzani Serious to bring lawbreakers to jusg plans and antigcorruption he claimed that the Eurog country’s commitment tice.