BAGHDAD, May 19 (UPI) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani headed to northern Iraq to settle differences with his Kurdish rival Massoud Barzani over ruling the province of Kurdistan.
An official source said Thursday Talabani will be holding talks with Barzani "to put order back into the Kurdish house."
"The talks will focus on differences which emerged between Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party over local laws in Kurdistan," said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
He said differences between the two rival Kurdish leaders led to postponing the inauguration of the new Kurdish parliament for several months.
"The talks will be aimed at settling the differences once and for all and fixing a date for the parliament's inauguration," the source added.
