Maliki promises Kirkuk governor to support their demands

“Kirkuk governor, Najm al-Din Karim visited Baghdad on Wednesday and met with Prime Minister , Nuri al-Maliki in his office ,” A statement by the Media Office of Kirkuk governor reported for " Shafaq News “.

The statement added that the meeting was positive and dealt with political and security situation in the country and Kirkuk in particular.

Karim pointed out that governor Kirkuk demanded al-Maliki to support the police in the province through preparing and processing mechanisms, weapons and open sessions to increase the number of security troops in the province and its effectiveness.

Karim stressed to resolve policemen compensation that were killed in defending Kirkuk and compensate them as soon as possible.

The statement added that the meeting dealt with the importance of supporting Kirkuk administration in its Urban Development plans and urged the federal ministries to implement large projects serving the province.

Kirkuk governor met also yesterday , President of the National Alliance, Ibrahim al-Jaafari during the meeting, which was attended by Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid to discuss political and security situation in Iraq .

Karim met on the same day , former Vice President , Adel Abdul-Mahdi and discussed with him the developments taking place in the Iraqi political arena .

Kirkuk province is considered of the disputed areas between Baghdad and Erbil which is experiencing unstable security conditions as a result of attacks by armed groups affiliated with al -Qaeda and Islamic state in Iraq and al-Sham " Daash " and " Naqshbandi Army " and others , targeting mostly security forces and locals gatherings in markets and public buildings , streets , according to security sources and local observers.