Iraqi Kurds urge their Syrian cousins to make peace with Damascus
Al-Monitor speaks with Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani about Iraqi Kurdistan's relationship with Baghdad, trade with Iran and why Turkey must negotiate with the PKK.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-KURDS Kurdish region's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani speaks during a news conference in Erbil, Iraq November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari - RC15B0C57840](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/RTS1KP66.jpg/RTS1KP66.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=0m3VXLM2)
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