Istanbul, Turkey, (KRG.org) - Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, today received Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, in Istanbul.

The two sides discussed the breakthrough agreement, reached earlier this month between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Government of Iraq. Mr. Davutoğlu praised both Erbil and Baghdad for reaching agreement, hoping that it would lead to resolving other outstanding issues between the two sides.

Regional political and military developments, the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organisation, known as ISIS, and the recent Peshmerga forces advances in Zummar and areas around Sinjar were topics also discussed in the meeting.

The two sides also highlighted bilateral relations and stressed on further developing these ties and agreed to continue exchanging visits and meetings between both sides.  

Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani is due to meet the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later this afternoon.