ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Hevidar Ahmed, the Rudaw correspondent who covered the nightlong Erbil talks between the five major Kurdish parties in Erbil, has spoken about US Deputy Special Envoy Brett H. McGurk’s role in the talks.
"He came tidy with a beautifully knotted tie, but as talks dragged on, one could clearly see how tired he had become," said Ahmed.
The Erbil talks were held at Saad Abdullah Palace between the five major parties to bring about a solution to the presidential crisis. Supporters of current Kurdistan region president Masoud Barzani would like him to remain in his post past the end of his term on Thursday.
"Ambassador McGurk was respected by all parties," noted Hevidar. "He was running from one room to another to urge the parties to reach a consensus. Whenever he saw two parties engaging in a dialogue, he hurried to calm them down and help the talks continue."
The Erbil talks held between Kurdistan's five major parties concluded with the Kurdish parliament asking to postpone its session scheduled for August 19. Parliament Speaker Yousif Muhammed decided to dismiss the request, and called for holding the next session, but he failed to obtain a quorum. The aim of the session was to discuss Presidency Law amendments.
McGurk has called the talks “historic,” and urged all different parties for unity against the ISIS threat.
"He came tidy with a beautifully knotted tie, but as talks dragged on, one could clearly see how tired he had become," said Ahmed.
The Erbil talks were held at Saad Abdullah Palace between the five major parties to bring about a solution to the presidential crisis. Supporters of current Kurdistan region president Masoud Barzani would like him to remain in his post past the end of his term on Thursday.
"Ambassador McGurk was respected by all parties," noted Hevidar. "He was running from one room to another to urge the parties to reach a consensus. Whenever he saw two parties engaging in a dialogue, he hurried to calm them down and help the talks continue."
The Erbil talks held between Kurdistan's five major parties concluded with the Kurdish parliament asking to postpone its session scheduled for August 19. Parliament Speaker Yousif Muhammed decided to dismiss the request, and called for holding the next session, but he failed to obtain a quorum. The aim of the session was to discuss Presidency Law amendments.
McGurk has called the talks “historic,” and urged all different parties for unity against the ISIS threat.
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