On Thursday, President Masoud Barzani received Cardinal Louis Sako, the patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and the world, and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, views were exchanged on the political situation in Iraq, the security and political challenges facing the political process, and coexistence among the Iraqi components.

At the same meeting, the patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and the world expressed his appreciation for President Barzani's efforts in protecting the components and deepening the principles of a culture of coexistence and harmony between the religious and national components in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

During the meeting, it was emphasized to prepare the ground that would encourage Christians and other components to return to their areas and homes, and not to think of leaving their homeland.