Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, speaks during a press conference in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, on November 6, 2017. Safin Hamed/ AFP.
Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government, speaks during a press conference in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, on November 6, 2017. Safin Hamed/ AFP.
UN urges dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil on the basis of constitution
Baghdad and Erbil have quarrelled over territory and oil revenue sharing since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Their relationship reached a boiling point after the Kurdish region decided to hold a vote on independence in late September.
