Others see that Baghdad contributed in keeping the Kurds away from the political process since 2003, through fueling the Shiite public opinion against the Kurds and violating the constitution. Some emphasized that the vital decisions must not be reactive, while some concluded that establishing a Kurdish state in northern Iraq would expose the Iraqi Kurds (previously) to a genocide according to historical facts and through a reading to the current regional situation. Some Kurds referred to the corruption, injustice, tyranny, starving the Kurdish people, and dividing them for more than a quarter of a century with Kurdish hands, and Baghdad has nothing to do with this. Lastly, a reference was made to the proposal received by Masoud Barzani from the major powers as an alternative to the referendum, to which he promised to respond after consulting the Kurdish political leadership.

Conclusions:

·         The Region is taking well planned steps towards the referendum, and it knows what it wants; however, Baghdad has not made a decision yet to face the specific Kurdish view.

·         Criticism in the Iraqi political environment has transformed from a science into outbidding, and from a mean into an end, and this applies to the Iraqi situation in general and the relation between the Center and Region in particular.

·         The general situation in Iraq tends to escalate, although everybody knows that escalation will increase the popularity of those promoting it among the audience. Also, the statements on social media are circulated to every component, which creates a serious societal division.

·         All Iraqi parties and political entities claim to be marginalized or lack decision-making authority, and blame all problems on the parliament and government, while they are part of the two, and they got huge privileges through them.

·         There is a real mess that affects the labor market in Iraq, while some call for reverting to the central recruitment system in order for graduates to get a job opportunity, in addition to the absence of the private sector from this market.

Recommendations:

·         The Center and the Region must define the agreed themes and the themes based on which they succeeded to build the partnership in order to chart the next stage during which the relation between both sides must be clear.

·         RCD emphasizes its invitation to everyone who involves in the political field, including academics, politicians and executives, to ensure that their statements and proposals are corrective, call for convergence among opponents, serve the common interests, and provide effective solutions to overcome the crisis.

·         Statements that fuel the division among the components of Iraqi people must be avoided and replaced with a reasonable dialogue based on international scientific and legal foundations, and the political disagreement does not justify the societal disagreement between the Center and the Region.

·         The political parties and entities must be supportive to the government, even if they are outside it, let alone if they are engaged in it. Therefore, their position must be positive towards the government and to take charge of being part of it.

·         It is necessary to develop a solution that creates a positive harmonization between the outputs of the higher education and the market demand based on plans with different ranges, in addition to engaging the private sector effectively in offering job opportunities for young people through enabling it to advance economically and eliminate the reasons that suspended its work for many years.

Names of some participating members during the week:

(1)   Dr. Abdul Hakim Khasro

(2)   Mr. Mohammed Dagher

(3)   Mr. Rafea Abdul Jabbar

(4)   Mr. Abd Al-Zahra Al-Hindawi

(5)   Ms. Srwa Abdulwahid

(6)   Dr. Azzam Alloush

(7)   Mr. Sardar Abdullah

(8)   Mr. Husam Al-Ghazali

(9)   Mr. Ahmad Ali

(10)  Mr. Hamdallah Al-Rikabi

(11)  Dr. Abdul Hameed Al-Sayah

(12)  Mr. Yaseen Taha