A joint meeting between PUK and KDP politburos headed by Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani was held Wednesday to consider several current questions including the disputed areas.
The relations between Kurdistan Regional Government and Central Government of Baghdad have cooled considerably in the past few months over some issues including exporting crude oil.

The released joint communiqué shed lights on three main topics: the disputed areas, Kurdistan internal issues and Iraqi political situation.

The statement denounces the Baghdad’s military movements, the wave of displacing the Kurdish families mostly in Diyala and resuming the Arabisation process launched by former regime of Dictator Saddam Hussain.

The statement reads that Central Government has noticeably launched an organized attempt in the disputed territories to empower its military bases which is contrary to the agreements signed between the two sides in the past few years.

It calls on Baghdad to take necessary steps to reinforce the security of the territories and to support the process of reconstruction so that the families will be able to come back.

“The moves [of Baghdad] are far away from the power-sharing principals…military’s mission is to protect the borders not involving in the local issues,” it reads.

The meeting focused on unifying the Kurdish political party’s positions towards the decisive questions which should be approved not only by government but by opposition.

The spirit of bilateral strategic treaty between PUK and KDP was also renewed.

The talks shed light on the Iraqi political current status, stating that all the parties undergo responsibilities in finding possible solutions to bring the county out of the deadlock.

The statement stresses on the importance of maintaining the ties with Iraqi political components and the allies.

The solution can be reach through constitution, peaceful and democratic talks, said the statement.

Iraq has been dire since the dominated-Shiite government accused Sunni leader Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi. Some Iraqi parties met several times in a bid to unseat al-Maliki whom they blame for sidelining others including the Kurds and Sunnis.