Posted on 06/11/2005 3:28:50 PM PDT by Rebin
Barham Salih: We are not ready to compromise on "Article 58" Saturday, 11 June 2005 In an unannounced visit the Iraqi Planning Minister and the former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Suleimani, Dr. Barham Salih arrived in Kirkuk, reported the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's online news journal "PUKMedia.com". 11/06/2005 TheKurdistani.com In an unannounced visit the Iraqi Planning Minister and the former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Suleimani, Dr. Barham Salih arrived in Kirkuk, reported the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's online news journal "PUKMedia.com". Dr. Barham Salih met the Kurdish governer of Kirkuk, Abdulrahman Mustafa and told reporters that "We as the Kurdistani Coalition List are ready to compromise on some issues but we are never ready to compromise over Article 58 of the Iraqi Interium Constituion". Article 58 of the Iraqi interium constitution calls for the reversal of the effects of the ethnic cleansing project of the former regime, in particular the return of the displaced Kurdish families to Kirkuk and the return of the Arab settlers in Kirkuk to their original homes and places.
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