Press Release

Delegation to visit Kurdistan Region

07 March 2016

On 7th March, a delegation of Ambassadors/Representatives of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the US, as well as Ambassador/Head of the EU Delegation and the World Bank Director to Iraq, along with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq will be visiting the Kurdistan Region.

The delegation will be received by His Excellency Kurdistan Region President Masood Barzani and will have meetings with His Excellency Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. The main focus of the visit will be to discuss the economic, fiscal and social situation in the Kurdistan Region including the reforms proposed by the KRG, the need for political unity and possible support of the International Community. Other topics concerning political as well as security developments, notably related to fighting ISIS may also be raised.

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UN Assistance Mission for Iraq

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