§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings and discussions have been held with the PUK, KDP and Kurdish national parliament in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the internal conflict in Kurdistan.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have sent messages to the leaders of the Iraqi Kurd political parties involved in the recent fighting urging them to reach an early and lasting settlement.
We understand that the parties have indicated a willingness to seek peace through the auspices of the Iraqi National Congress. We fully support those efforts, not 493W least because the only beneficiary from violence in northern Iraq is Saddam Hussein.