After President Barzani’s second visit to France and his meeting with France president, François Hollande, the media in this country began to introduce Kurdistan region as an emerging “peaceful, rapidly developing and secure” region in a workshop form July 7, to July 14, 2013.

A number of 4,500 newspapers in France’s big cities started to present Kurdistan to French people as a safe and peaceful region in the Middle East that is rapidly developing.

They also described President Barzani as a successful leader who brought progress and security to the region as a result of his wise policies.