ERBIL - Kurdish prominent leader and President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, has welcomed Friday's agreement between Erbil and Baghdad on the normalization of situation in Sinjar, considering the deal the "right and positive step."

Barzani thanked the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and federal government for working together for normalizing the situation in the Yezidi majority populated district of Sinjar, noting that this would help the safe return of displaced people to their homes in the region.

"I hope this important step by the two sides would be the start of resolving all disputes between Erbil and Baghdad," Barzani concluded.

Barzani also discussed the matter what the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi by phone, highlighting the importance of the agreement to build more trust between the regional and federal governments.

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