President of Iraqi Kurdistan supports Turkish peace process

The president of Kurdistan in Iraq, Masoud Barzani, has called on Kurds in Turkey to back the peace process with the Turkish government.

Barzani was visiting Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey’s Kurdish region.

"This is a historic visit for me ... We all know it would have been impossible to speak here 15 or 20 years ago," Barzani said, as crowds waved the Kurdish flags.

"Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has taken a very brave step towards peace. I want my Kurdish and Turkish brothers to support the peace process," he said.

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