Salahaddin, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRP.org) – Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani met with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, in Salahaddin today.

The President and the UN official discussed political developments in the country, the parliamentary and provincial elections of April 30th, and prospects for government formation in Baghdad.

Mr. Mladenov congratulated the Kurdistan Region for the successful elections, including the high turnout in Kurdistan. He expressed his hope that the result of these elections will lead stability and positive change in Iraq.

On Kurdish participation in the new Iraqi government, President Barzani said that all sides should wait for the final results of the election by the Independent High Electoral Commission, reiterating that genuine partnership must be observed in the new government.