was costly for them, they have seen nothing yet." He added that they have two choices: either give up to the PUK or die by the PUK, reported KurdishMedia.com on 21 October. (David Nissman)

KURDISH DELEGATION MEETS WITH SWEDISH OFFICIALS.
A press release from the Nordic representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government � Kurdistan Democratic Party (KRG-KDP) announced that a delegation headed by Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the KRG-KDP, met with senior Swedish officials who reaffirmed their commitment to continue their political and humanitarian support of Iraqi Kurdistan through their UN and European Community membership and welcomed closer contact in the future. The Kurdish delegation included Dr. Shafiq Qazzaz, minister for humanitarian aid and cooperation; Safeen Dizayee, the KDP representative in Turkey; Fawzi Toma, member of the Foreign RelationsCommittee; and Taha Barwary, KRG representative in the Nordic countries. (David Nissman)

KRG-KDP DELEGATION MEETS WITH UN AUTHORITIES.
Members of the KDP International Relations Bureau and the KRG representative in the United States visited UN headquarters in New York, the Office for the Iraq Program, and several missions of the UN Security Council on 24-25 October, according to a press release dated 26 October. The Security Council is preparing for the November-December review of the "smart sanctions," now called "targeted sanctions," which were proposed by the U.S. and the U.K. and rejected by the Russian Federation, and also the renewal of the oil-for-food program.

The delegation met with Benon Sevan, director of the Iraq Program (OIP). Hoshyar Zebari, chief of the International Relations Bureau of the KDP, expressed the appreciation of