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As a result, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) maintains efforts to establish and improve direct relations with outside powers, including Turkey and Iran, bypassing Baghdad as it does so.

Context

Manchin discusses Kurdish relations with Iraq and outside powers.

01/20/2016

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