Associated Pres - 4 June 2005 — Jalal Talabani, the first Kurdish President of Iraq smiles beside Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdish region
Jalal Talabani (L), the first Kurdish President of Iraq smiles beside Massoud Barzani (R), president of the Kurdish region, as they walk into the building for the opening session of a new Kurdish parliament, in Irbil, Saturday June 4, 2005. Kurdistan's 111-member regional assembly Saturday opened its inaugural session since the Jan. 30 national elections that swept long-oppressed Shiites and Kurds to power. The session is expected to deal with the future of oil-rich Kirkuk, the drafting of the national constitution and relations with the central government in Baghdad. (AP PHOTO/Sasa Kralj)
