It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Siegfried Marsch, the German politician and former member of the Bundestag, and an old friend of the people of Kurdistan.

I offer my sincere condolences to his family, colleagues and friends and share their grief.

May God Almighty bestow his mercy upon him and grant their family comfort and patience.

Nechirvan Barzani
The President of the Kurdistan Region