ARBIL/ Aswat al-Iraq: Kurdish Alliance spokesman Mu'ayad al-Tayyip disclosed that Iraqi premier Nouri al-Maliki extended an invitation to Kurdish premier Njirvan Barzani to visit Baghdad to resume the suspended negotiation between the two sides, according to Saudi al-Sharq al-Awsat.

In a statement, published today, he added that the recent Kurdish meetings were "for uniting the Kurdish ranks and to discuss a national conference to be held in Arbil".

Time of the visit will be decided later, or whether he will go or send his representative, he added.

The conflicting issues between Baghdad and Arbil on oil contracts and the disputed areas are expected to be discussed in the coming visit.