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Barzani offers to help in fight against terrorism

The president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Massoud Barzani, is pessimistic about the outcome of the Geneva II conference.
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BRUSSELS — President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani has said he is willing to help Baghdad fight against terrorism and warned the European parliament of the influence of extremist groups in Syria. He also suggested that a dialogue with Baghdad over oil deals will continue until a deal is reached.

Barzani spoke Jan. 21 at the Foreign Affairs Committee in Brussels, just before the Geneva II conference set to take place Jan. 22 in Switzerland.

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