Shafaq News / The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received today, Thursday, a US delegation headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs Daniel Shapiro.
A statement issued by the regional government stated that at the meeting, which was attended by the US Ambassador to Iraq Alena Romanowski, the Commander-in-Chief of the Coalition Forces in Iraq and Syria, General Joel Fowle, and the Director of Iraq and Syria Affairs at the National Security Council Nicole Softenis, the overall developments and developments in Iraq and the region were discussed.
For his part, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense renewed the United States’ support for the Kurdistan Region and the Peshmerga forces, stressing that the Kurdistan Region is an important and strategic partner of America. He also expressed his country’s keenness to continue strengthening coordination and security and military cooperation with the Kurdistan Regional Government.
According to the statement, the meeting was concerned about the progress made with the reforms implemented in the joints of the Ministry of the Peshmerga, as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense praised the efforts of the Prime Minister and his continuous efforts to make the reforms successful and unify the Peshmerga forces, pointing out that the United States and the international coalition will continue to support the Peshmerga forces in the face of terrorist threats, especially those posed by ISIS terrorists.
For his part, the head of the regional government stressed the need to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields.
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