KCK:

“Now, policies are almost being pursued as if preparing for a new war. MIT chief İbrahim Kalın is not acting only as the head of an intelligence organization, but is touring Iraq almost like the prime minister of the government.

Similar talks were previously held during the attack on Rojava. What is the MIT chief doing in Baghdad, Silêmanî and Hewlêr?

Are these forces being assigned certain roles in an attack and liquidation plan against our Freedom Movement?

Undoubtedly, the entire Kurdish people and political forces must be sensitive to such policies. Turkey’s statements should be seen as one-sided ideas that are not in the interests of Kurds.

Instead of solving its own internal problem, is Turkey planning an attack against our Freedom Movement together with Iraq after the Iraqi government’s decision regarding armed forces outside the army?

It is known that similar talks have also been held with Iran. If the Turkish state has such plans, we believe Iraq should not accept them.”

• Channel8 published the full text of a strategic political deal between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the New Generation Movement, aimed at reshaping power dynamics in the Kurdistan Region's government and parliament.

• The agreement outlines joint cooperation in the Kurdistan Parliament and Iraqi Council of Representatives, plus principles for forming the next Kurdistan Regional Government.

• Core governance pledges include transparent management of oil and non-oil revenues, a formal budget law under parliamentary oversight, and clear separation of legislative, executive, oversight, and judicial powers.

• It directly targets household finances with promises to restore some withheld salary savings for public employees, offer marriage loans, cut electricity and service costs, and reduce taxes and fees for tradespeople and small businesses.

• The deal also commits to pursuing jobs for graduates and resolving long-standing issues for teachers and contract employees.

• At the federal level, both parties will coordinate in Baghdad on Kurdistan's budget entitlements, disputed territories, and Peshmerga affairs to defend the region's constitutional rights.

• A joint committee will monitor implementation and conduct periodic progress reviews, with both sides calling it a step toward institutional balance, transparency, and public trust.

• This alignment between Bafel Jalal Talabani's PUK and the reform-oriented New Generation Movement comes amid unresolved talks on parliamentary reactivation and cabinet formation.

• Specific post-election goals include working in the next cabinet to restore salary savings, provide marriage loans, lower electricity prices, and create a civil service institution for employment.

• The agreement stresses drafting bills to improve living standards in health, education, services, taxes, and fees, while also aiming to form a government based on power balance and genuine partnership.