Joe Biden discusses Iraq situation with Barzani

imgUS Vice President Joe Biden discussed with President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani the challenges facing Iraq, it was announced here Monday evening.

The Office of the Vice President said in a statement that Biden “expressed his condolences to the recent victims of terrorist violence in Iraq, including the September 29 attack in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region capital of Irbil.” “Both leaders discussed the political and security challenges facing Iraq, and agreed on the need for close coordination between Iraqi political and security leaders to isolate al Qaeda networks,” the statement stressed.

It added that Biden “emphasized the importance of holding 2014 parliamentary elections on time, and urged all Iraqi leaders to finalize a compromise as soon as possible on the law to govern those elections.”

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