President Nechirvan Barzani met with Ms. Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, in Berlin on Monday.

The two sides discussed the development of Germany’s relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, joint cooperation between the two countries in various fields, the situation in Sinjar, the status of the Yezidis and the refugees in the Kurdistan Region, and the impact of climate change in Iraq.

President Nechirvan Barzani thanked Germany for its support to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region and welcomed the recent agreements between Germany and Iraq, reiterating the Kurdistan Region’s keenness to further expand relations and joint cooperation with Germany.

Ms. Schultz expressed her country’s continued support and willingness for cooperation with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, especially in the areas that are needed, including investments, training in various fields, and economic diversification in a way that support the measures to address the impacts of climate change in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.