Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, (gov.krd) - In a meeting held yesterday in Erbil with the US Ambassador to Iraq, Stuart Jones, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, said Kurdistan Region Peshmerga forces need further military assistance in their fight against the Islamic State terrorist organisation, ISIS.

He also stressed that in order to be able to continue providing assistance to the displaced people and refugees, who fled ISIS violent repression and took refuge in Kurdistan, further humanitarian aid is required.

The two sides also discussed bilateral relations between Kurdistan Region and the United States, recent agreement reached between Erbil and Baghdad on oil export and budgetary issues and the latest developments in the war against ISIS.

The two sides also discussed possible future developments of this war and the issue of liberation of the city of Mosul and its surrounding areas.

The US Ambassador reiterated his country’s commitment to continue providing aid to the Kurdistan Region and its Peshmerga forces.