The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, met today, Wednesday, David Berg, Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Iraq, and they discussed the situation in Iraq in general and the region in particular.
A statement issued by the Presidency of the region stated that during the meeting, they discussed the relations between Erbil and Baghdad, resolving the differences and outstanding issues between them, the importance of resolving internal problems in the Kurdistan region, holding the Kurdish parliamentary elections, the conditions of Sinjar district, and the religious components.
The Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Iraq expressed his happiness about setting the day for holding the elections for the Kurdistan Parliament, welcoming this step, while the President of the Kurdistan Region thanked the United States for its support for the elections.
According to the statement, the two sides agreed on the importance of implementing the agreement of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government to normalize the situation in Sinjar, and the need to protect the religious components.
A number of issues of common concern, and the situation in the region in general, was another aspect of the meeting, according to the statement.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency