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President Barzani Receives Mr. Brett McGurk

Wednesday 16 May 2018

President Masoud Barzani received a United States government delegation headed by Mr. Brett McGurk, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The meeting commenced with Mr. McGurk congratulating President Barzani for the successful elections for the Iraqi Council of Representatives last Saturday. He also made reference to President Barzani's crucial role in Iraq, Kurdistan and the Middle East region. Mr. McGurk also stated that the bilateral relations between the United States and the Kurdistan Region shall continue and only be widened and strengthened.

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President Barzani and Russia's Ambassador to Iraq Meet

Tuesday 10 April 2018

President Masoud Barzani received a diplomatic delegation from the Russian embassy in Iraq headed by Maksim Maksimov, Russia's ambassador to Iraq. During the meeting, President Barzani and ambassador Maksimov spoke on a number of issues that Iraq and the Kurdistan Region are facing. The two sides also made reference to the historic relations between Russia and Kurdistan and how those relations remain part of the Kurdish memory.

President Barzani Receives HDP Delegation

Saturday 7 April 2018

President Masoud Barzani received a high-level delegation from the HDP, Democratic Society Party. The delegation consisted of Ms. Pervin Buldan, the Chairwoman of HDP and Mr. Osman Baydemir, former mayor of Diyarbakir and current member of Turkey's Grand National Assembly as well as a number of other MPs and HDP members.

President Barzani’s Statement on the March 11, 1970 Agreement

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Today marks the 48th year anniversary of the March 11, 1970 agreement between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan, an agreement which granted the Kurds some of their rights. The March 11 agreement along with other legal agreements between Kurdistan and the central government in Baghdad culminated in the 2005 Iraqi Constitution. Alas, they have collectively failed to grant legitimacy to the concept of partnership.

President Barzani Issues a Statement on the 27th Anniversary of the Kurdish Uprising

Sunday, March 4, 2018

On the occasion of the 27th year anniversary of the Kurdish Uprising, President Barzani issued a statement in which he conveyed his salutes to the people of Kurdistan especially the martyrs who had paid the ultimate sacrifice for the liberation movement of Kurdistan and to the Peshmerga forces. In the statement, President Barzani made reference to how the 1991 Kurdish Uprising had paved the way to a lot of what has been achieved since then.

President Barzani Wishes a Happy 2018 to the People of Kurdistan

Sunday, December 31, 2017

In a statement issued on his official Twitter account, President Masoud Barzani wished the people of the Kurdistan Region a happy and meaningful New Year, adding that he hoped that "2018 would bring more peace and prosperity to the entirety of the world."