Erbil, Kurdistan Region, April 17, 2023
President Nechirvan Barzani chaired a meeting with a high-level delegation of the coalition forces led by Major General Matthew McFarlane, the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs and other relevant agencies of the Kurdistan Region.
The meeting, which was attended by the US Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, discussed the reorganization and reform of the Peshmerga forces and assessed the stages of implementation of the plan within the framework of the agreement between the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs and the US Department of Defense. They also discussed the obstacles and challenges facing the process of reunifying the Peshmerga and reorganizing them in a modern fashion within the framework of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs.
For his part, President Nechirvan Barzani appreciated the continuous support of the coalition partners to the Peshmerga in all fields and during the different stages, and stressed the need to accelerate the steps to reunite the Peshmerga and to remove obstacles to the process of unification, and expressed his readiness for any assistance and support in this regard.
Major General McFarlane reaffirmed the continued support and assistance of the coalition partners for the Peshmerga in various fields and the implementation of the steps to reorganize the Peshmerga within the framework of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, and to assist the Kurdistan Region to command a unified national force.
