Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.

The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

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

To move any regime you need to have co-operation and co-ordination between Kurds, Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, the people and the army. Until we have this we cannot change the regime.

Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.

I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized.