The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to Tehran, Nazim Dabbagh, told Kurdpress that the visit of Jalal Talabani, the Secretary General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and former Iraqi President, is not political and blamed those who call the trip political.  

Talabani suffered a heart stroke in 2014 and has been practically out of the politics since then.

He told Kurdpress that since Talabani’s stroke Iranian officials have repeatedly demanded for his travel to Iran for treatment and rest and Talabani himself was very eager to visit the placed he had visited in Iran before and preparation was made for the visit about a month ago so as he could visit Iran for some time.

The representative added that he has accompanied Talabani is most of the meetings Talabani has made and he is very pleased with the situation.

Dabagh added that the Iranian Minister of Health Seyyed Hassan Hashemi met Talabani and stated that the secretary’s general’s health is improving. Hashemi also expressed his hope that Mam Jalal (the way Kurds call Jalal Talabani) would fully regain his health as he has played a significant role in stabilizing the region and the good ties between Iraq and Iran.

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