President Nechirvan Barzani met with U.S. Representative, Ms. Elissa Slotkin, member of the House Committee on Armed Services today on the second day of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

Ms. Slotkin reiterated that the Kurdistan Region has many friends in the United States House of Representatives who are well aware of the struggles and sacrifices of the people of Kurdistan in the past, and more recently in the fight against ISIS, which is why the US is keen to continue supporting the Kurdistan Region.

Both sides agreed that ISIS remains a genuine danger in Iraq and Syria posing serious threats to peace and stability, which necessitates the continued cooperation and coordination between Erbil and Baghdad. They also underlined that peace, stability and public services must be ensured to curb the emergence and resurgence of terrorism and its roots.

Other topics of discussion included the bilateral relations of the Kurdistan Region and the United States, the latest political developments and the security and economic situation in Iraq.