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Iraqi parties in pre-election talks

(19 Nov 2004) 1. Wide of meeting of Kurdish leaders, including from left to right: Massoud Barazani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Noori Sharwis, Iraqi Vice President and Jalal Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 2. Various of meeting 3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Noori Shawis, Iraqi Vice-President: ''The meeting was not confined to Kurdish and Arab parties. There were more than 15 parties represented including Caldenian Assyrian parties." (Reporter's question: "What did you discuss at the meeting?") "We discussed several different topics in general and the details will be discussed tonight.'' 4.Jalal Talabani talking to delegates STORYLINE: More than 15 Iraqi parties, including the main Kurdish parties, namely Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Massoud Barazani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by Jalal Talabani, held a meeting in northern province of Suleimaniya on Thursday. On the agenda were the upcoming elections planned for next January. Barazani and Talabani met prior to the meeting on Wednesday where the leaders agreed on the necessity of delaying the January municipal elections in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk until the government settles the issue of Kurds returning to their former homes, according to a Kurdish official. According to the official, they agreed that elections should not take place unless the government addressed Kurds problems first according to Article 58 which ensures Kurds' normalisation in Kirkuk. Article 58 of Iraq's interim constitution states that all Iraqis, including Kurds, displaced under Saddam Hussein's regime have the right to return to their homes and receive compensation. Kurdish leaders would like more Kurds to return to Kirkuk before the election, a move resisted by many Arab and Turkomen residents of the ethnically mixed, oil-rich city. A large Kurdish vote in the election would affirm the Kurds' claim that the city should be part of the Kurdish autonomous region. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...