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Prime Minister Barzani meets Saudi Arabia’s investment minister in Davos
Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regin met with the Minister of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Khalid al-Falah in Davos on Wednesday evening.
PM Barzani and al-Falah stressed the need for developing bilateral relations, especially in the field of economy and investment between the Kurdistan Region and Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Investment minister pointed out that a delegation of Saudi investors and entrepreneurs will soon visit Iraq and the Kurdistan Region to discuss investment opportunities and enhance business relations.
The Kurdish prime minister highlighted the agenda of the KRG’s ninth cabinet which is centered around diversifying revenue sources, paying significannt attentions to the agriculture, industry and facilitating for domestic and foreign investors to invest in the Kurdistan across all sectors.
https://gov.krd/english/government/the-prime-minister/activities/posts/2023/january/prime-minister-barzani-meets-saudi-arabia-s-investment-minister-in-davos/
KRG PM Masrour Barzani meets with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Davos
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani on Thursday met with Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands in Davos, Switzerland, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, discussing means to develop bilateral relations between the two sides.
Prime Minister Barzani expressed his gratitude for the Netherlands' continued coordination and support of the Kurdistan Region.
During the meeting, PM Barzani pointed out that the Netherlands is one of the European countries that has assisted the KRG in its efforts to diversify its economy and advance agriculture, a development that has seen significant progress in this regard.
PM Rutte showed Amsterdam's willingness to develop their relations with the Kurdistan Region across all areas, notably the agriculture sector.
The two leaders, in parts of their talks, voiced the significance of Erbil and Baghdad to reach grassroots solutions for their issues on the basis of the constitution.
President Nechirvan Barzani meets with a high level US delegation
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, January 16, 2023
President Nechirvan Barzani received late Monday evening the National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Brett McGurk, who is currently visiting the Kurdistan Region accompanied by a high level US delegation.
At the meeting, attended by the US Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Mr. Amos Hochstein, and the US Ambassador to Iraq Ms. Alina Romanowski, discussions focused on the latest political developments in Iraq, US relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, Erbil-Baghdad relations and the discussions to resolve their differences, the developments in the Kurdistan Region and the process of the unification of the Peshmerga.
Mr. McGurk reiterated the continued US support for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, underlining his country’s readiness to expand relations with Baghdad and Erbil, and to develop joint cooperation in all areas, especially in the field of energy and maintaining energy security.
For his part, President Nechirvan Barzani presented a detailed overview of the developments in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region and also of the attempts to resolve the pending issues. The President stressed that with the establishment of the new Iraqi federal government, an opportunity has emerged to resolve the issues on the basis of the Constitution and federalism. And in this context, the President reiterated the Kurdistan Region’s readiness to support all constructive efforts.
The meeting also discussed the importance of working together to maintain stability, and the latest developments in the wider region; other issues of mutual interest were also discussed at the meeting, which was attended by a number of officials from the Kurdistan Region and the US.
https://presidency.gov.krd/en/president-nechirvan-barzani-meets-with-a-high-level-us-delegation/
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani receives General Matthew McFarlane, Commander of the Coalition Forces in Iraq and Syria
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD)- Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received today in Erbil General Matthew McFarlane, Commander of the Coalition Forces in Iraq and Syria. The meeting discussed the latest developments in Iraq and the wider region, the continued support to the Peshmerga forces in the fight against terrorism, the threat of ISIS and the importance of maintaining border security in border areas.
The Commander of the Coalition Forces Capital Initials in Iraq and Syria pointed to the progress of cooperation and security coordination between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army in the fight against terrorism, especially during the last year and reiterated the importance of promoting the coordination to fill the existing security gap in the areas of Article 140 of the Constitution Capital Initials.
The Prime Minister thanked the US and the coalition forces for their continued support to the Peshmerga in the fight against terrorism to the reforms in the Peshmerga Ministry.
The Prime Minister gave an overview of the outcome of the recent visit of the government delegation to Baghdad and their meeting with Iraq’s Prime Minister, especially the development of cooperation and security coordination between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army.
January 15, 2023
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The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) met with the Iraqi President
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has met with Iraqi President Latif Rashid. They emphasized the need to defend the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region and discussed the situation in Iraq and the importance of resolving the issues between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government in accordance with the constitution.
https://gov.krd/english/government/the-prime-minister/activities/posts/2023/january/the-prime-minister-of-the-kurdistan-regional-government-krg-met-with-the-iraqi-president/
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) met with the Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with Jordanian parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives Ahmad Safadi in Baghdad.
The meeting discussed how to promote relations between Jordan and the Kurdistan Region.
The Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives conveyed the greetings of King Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan to the Prime Minister and expressed his country's desire to develop comprehensive relations with the Kurdistan Region.
The Prime Minister pointed to the historical and friendly relations between the Kurdistan Region and the Kingdom of Jordan and expressed the Kurdistan Region's readiness to strengthen relations with Jordan.
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