Qubad Talabani: Current Stage is the Stage of Further Training and Arming Peshmerga

Qubad Talabani's Media Office

Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region.

Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, visited the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs on Tuesday and met with the ministry’s undersecretaries, directors and senior advisers in the presence of Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Shorsh Ismail.

During the meeting, Talabani described the unification of the Peshmerga forces as a major historic achievement, saying the step had been welcomed not only by the people of Kurdistan but also by friendly and allied countries.

On the occasion, the Deputy Prime Minister congratulated the Peshmerga minister, undersecretaries, directors, commanders, advisers and all those who contributed to efforts to unite and reorganise the Peshmerga forces.

Talabani said that the Kurdistan Region now has a unified national force, stressing that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) supports all efforts to further develop and strengthen the Peshmerga forces.

He stressed that the current stage is the stage of further training and arming the Peshmerga, noting that efforts are being made to include a representative of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs on the committee established to secure the Kurdistan Region’s rights and financial entitlements in Iraq's federal budget, with the aim of ensuring the Peshmerga forces’ rights and entitlements are properly safeguarded.

Talabani also said efforts would continue to bring the salaries of the Peshmerga forces in line with those of their counterparts in the Iraqi army. He added that efforts would be made to ensure that any initiative to arm the Iraqi army, including the Peshmerga forces, is carried out in accordance with the Constitution.



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