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US consul welcomes Kurdish parliament session in meeting with Kirkuk governor
By BBC
Jun 8, 2005,

The Kirkuk governor, Abd-al-Rahman Mustafa, met the US consul in Kirkuk at the governorate office yesterday.

US Consul in Kirkuk Anne Bodine said that \"the session of the Kurdistan parliament was considered as an important step and will affect the situation in Kirkuk, particularly in the Kirkuk Governorate Council. It might become a foundation for the formation of the governorate council.\"

The Kirkuk governor expressed the hope that the meeting of the Kurdistan parliament would accelerate the formation of the Kirkuk Governorate Council and the normalization of the situation in the city.

They also discussed the needs regarding the development of public services projects in the city.

Source: Kurdistani Nuwe, Al-Sulaymaniyah, in  Kurdish 8 Jun 05