World Bulletin / News Desk

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Friday with Kurdish regional administration Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in Istanbul.

Regional developments, an oil pipeline and the solution process of the 'Kurdish issue' were set for the agenda for the meeting.

The meeting at Erdogan’s office in Dolmabahce Palace lasted around one hour and was closed to press.

Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz also attended the meeting.

Barzani will travel to Baghdad on Sunday, February 16 to solve the problems of the budget crisis and oil exports with the al-Maliki government.