Kurdish National Conference is set to begin on August 19 in the Iraqi city of Irbil. Kurdistan Democratic Party wanted the conference to be held earlier, sources said. Consisting of 21 people, the preparation committee of Kurdish National Conference convened on Tuesday and agreed for the conference to begin on August 19 and last three days. The attendees are determined by the preparation committee, and 500 people representing Kurds from various states including Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran would attend the conference.