Maliki made the remarks in a meeting with a delegation from the Change Movement (Gorran), the Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) and Coalition for Democracy and Justice (CDJ) in Baghdad.

Following the meeting, Maliki told reporters that there is a need to build a coalition between the region and Iraq.

“The stability of the Kurdistan Region is important for us, and we don’t want the issues between Baghdad and Erbil to deepen,” he said, adding that Kurdish nation must not pay the price of the mistakes of some Kurdish leaders.

The Gorran, KIG and CJD delegation visited Baghdad on Wednesday to ease the relations between the region and Baghdad.

The delegation of the three parties met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday.

Following the meeting, they issued a statement saying “We discussed [with Abadi] ways to bring about real partnership in political decision making and ways to find a fundamental resolution for all of the issues through serious dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad on the basis of the constitution.”

Relations between Erbil and Baghdad hit their lowest point in the aftermath of the referendum held by the Kurdistan Region, which saw 92.7 percent of voters say “yes” to independence.

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