Kurdistan PM Meets with UK Official to Discuss Iraq, Election, and Security
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) met with the UK Chief of Defence Staff's Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa, Air Marshal Martin Sammy Sampson, on Thursday to discuss the general situation in Iraq and relations between the Kurdistan Region and the Iraqi federal government.
Both sides emphasized the importance of safeguarding the Kurdistan Region's constitutional rights and upholding the Erbil-Baghdad agreements. The prime minister expressed the KRG's eagerness to facilitate the forthcoming parliamentary election, with both parties emphasizing the need to hold the election at its scheduled time. Prime Minister Barzani emphasized that the KRG is ready to enact all the necessary procedures to make the electoral process successful.
The meeting also discussed the situation in the Kurdish areas outside of the KRG's control and the need to end occupation of Kurdish farmer's land in these areas, as well as supporting the security institutions of the Kurdistan Region and reforms in the Peshmerga Ministry.
UK Official Pledges Support for KRG
Air Marshal Sampson pledged the UK's support for the KRG and its security forces, and said that the UK is committed to helping the Kurdistan Region achieve its full potential. He also expressed the UK's hope for a peaceful and prosperous future for the Kurdistan Region.
The meeting was held at the KRG's headquarters in Erbil. Rosy Cave, the UK's Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, was also in attendance.
