Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received today, Tuesday, Iraj Masjedi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq.

During the meeting, they discussed the relations of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the development of joint cooperation, the latest steps of the political process in Iraq, efforts to form a new Iraqi government, and relations between Erbil and Baghdad. The dangers of terrorism and recent attacks by ISIS were also discussed.

The two sides agreed on the importance of working to maintain peace and stability in the region, strengthening relations between the countries of the region on the basis of friendship and common interests, as well as developing relations between the Kurdistan Region and Islamic Republic of Iran.