Breaking News …New pictures of Talabani in Germany

5-18-13 Shafaq News / Kurdistan TV station of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan broadcasted pictures of President, Jalal Talabani at his hospital in Germany.

But the television station did not mention in its report, briefed by “Shafaq News” the date of the recording or of taking pictures.

The television quoted a member of the Political Bureau of PUK , Najim al-Deen Omar as saying that Talabani can return to his country after the end of his treatment period.

Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, Talabani’s wife has announced on Thursday, a significant improvement in the health of the president, noting that he successfully passed the treatment stages.

Ahmed said in response to Ammar al-Hakim inquiry, who visited Sulaymaniyah, about the health of the president that he “passed the stages of treatment, with great success”.

Talabani arrived in 20th of last December to Germany for follow-up treatment of a brain stroke, accompanied by his medical team.

Talabani suffered for years from health problems. As he had a heart surgery in the United States in August 2008, before he was transferred after a year to Jordan for treatment due to exhaustion.

Talabani, named “Mam Jalal” i.e. “Uncle Jalal” in Kurdish language, is the first Kurdish president in the history of modern Iraq.

Talabani was elected as president of Iraq for a transitional period in April 2005 and was re-elected in April 2010 for a second term of four years.

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