There is a kind of sympathy with the Americans who are looked upon as liberators.

It is the American air protection, which safeguards the freedom enjoyed by the Kurdish region. It guarantees the cultural, health and civilizational progress made in Iraqi Kurdistan.

A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.

Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.

The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

Trust is for lovers. In politics there are only converging interests.