Baghdad, The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, discussed with the Japanese Ambassador, Matsumoto Futoshi, the political situation in Iraq, the relations of Erbil and Baghdad, and the latest developments in the region in general.
A statement from the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region said: “Barzani received, today, Wednesday, the new Japanese ambassador. The two sides exchanged views on opportunities to consolidate Japan’s relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan region and areas of joint cooperation.”
Barzani renewed, according to the statement, the expression of thanks and gratitude of the Kurdistan region for the efforts and work of Japanese agencies and organizations and the region’s desire to expand the horizons of its relations with Japan, pointing to the existence of the appropriate ground for Japanese investment in the Kurdistan region.
For his part, the Japanese ambassador expressed the readiness of the private sector in his country to invest and expand business and activities in Iraq and the Kurdistan region.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency