After the visit of US Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf to the Kurdistan Region, there are talks between the PUK and PDK ministerial team and there is an attempt to return the PUK team to the meetings of the Council of Ministers.

A source in the PUK team told (Draw Media): After the visit of the US Assistant Secretary of State and request for an agreement and return of the PUK team to the meetings of the Council of Ministers, the PUK team and KDP have started talks.

The source added that if the talks are positive, Wednesday the PUK team or one of the members of the PUK team, (possibly Dr. Dara Rashid) will go to the Council of Ministers with a report to discuss the issues, because so far Masrour Barzani insists that the issues must be resolved and discussed in the Council of Ministers.

The current issues between the PUK and PDK include the financial issue, the budget deficit in Sulaimani, Cutting the PUK's anti-terrorism budget, and the issue of killing Hawkar Jaf, which the PUK has submitted a report on.

Last week, there was an attempt that (Dr. Dara Rashid) Minister of Planning to take a report to the Council of Ministers to discuss the issues, however, the attempt failed due to their media campaigns against each other.

Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani has boycotted the Council of Ministers for more than six months.