There are also reports of intensified negotiations to secure the release of five iranians detained by u . s . forces in january in irbil , in the kurdish area of northern iraq 同样，也有关于加快谈判以确保被美军于1月份在伊拉克北部库尔德地区伊尔比尔逮捕的五名伊朗人的报道。
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Rice met friday in irbil with massoud barzani , the president of iraq ' s northern kurdish autonomus region . she thanked him for the kurds " long cooperation with the united states . she also urged barzani to work with the government in baghdad to resolve the issue of sharing iraq ' s oil wealth 星期五，赖斯在埃尔比勒城会见了伊拉克北部库尔德自治地区总统巴尔扎尼，为库尔德人长期与美国合作而对他表示感谢，并敦促他与巴格达政府解决共享伊拉克石油资源的问题。
