Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani arrived in Kuwait City on Saturday on an official visit to hold meetings with the Emir of Kuwait and other senior Kuwaiti officials. 

On his arrival, the President and an accompanying senior KRG delegation were welcomed at Kuwait City airport by Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Kuwait. 

President Barzani is due to also visit Abu Dhabi in this Gulf visit to meet with the leadership of the UAE. In both countries, the President will discuss bilateral relations, the threat of ISIS terrorists,and the plight of Iraqi IDPs who have sought refuge in Kurdistan.