On the occasion of Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ, I extend my congratulations to all our Christian sisters and brothers in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and around the world. I hope this occasion brings joy, prosperity, stability and peace for everyone.

Let us rejoice as we celebrate Christmas together with our fellow Christian citizens in the Kurdistan Region. On this day, we reassure the people of Kurdistan that this land will remain a cradle of peaceful coexistence, tolerance and solidarity where human values bring us closer together.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope our future celebrations will be held in better conditions without pandemics and hardships.

Nechirvan Barzani
The President of the Kurdistan Region