Jalal Talabani (L), the first Kurdish President of Iraq smiles beside Massoud Barzani (R), president of the Kurdish region, as they walk into the building for the opening session of a new Kurdish parliament, in Irbil, Saturday June 4, 2005. Kurdistan's 111-member regional assembly Saturday opened its inaugural session since the Jan. 30 national elections that swept long-oppressed Shiites and Kurds to power. The session is expected to deal with the future of oil-rich Kirkuk, the drafting of the national constitution and relations with the central government in Baghdad. (AP PHOTO/Sasa Kralj)