The visit of a delegation from the National Iraqi Alliance, which represents prominent Shiite parties, to Erbil has restored hope in a Shiite-Kurdish alliance and placated the heightened tensions between both parties. Moreover, it opened the door for finding a solution to the current political deadlock.
A news release issued by the presidency of the Iraqi Kurdistan region noted that a high-level delegation from the National Iraqi Alliance had visited the Kurdistan region to hold discussions with the region’s president, Massoud Barzani, regarding the political impasse in Iraq and the relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).