ERBIL — The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has set a condition to take part in the formation talks of the new Iraqi government, a party's politburo member said on Sunday.
"The KDP's main principles for forming the Iraqi government are respecting the constitution, consensus, and a true partnership," KDP politburo member Jafar Emenki told Kurdistan 24. "Without those principles, a strong government can't be formed."
However, the Kurdish major party is open to hold talks with all Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish political parties in efforts to reach agreements on the formation of the next government, Emenki added.
"The country can't be run without having a strong government in Baghdad, and if the country continues like now, the Kurdistan Region will be hurt the most," he underlined. "They cut our budget and continue to attack us with rockets and drones, which is why we need to have a strong presence in Baghdad."
The KDP, however, will not boycott the political process in Iraq, the Kurdish official pointed out.
Following the withdrawal of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist Movement, from the formation of the new government, the pro-Iran Coordination Framework began talks with the political parties to form the new cabinet.