Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani is pictured during the reception ceremony of his Italian counterpart in Erbil, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Nabila Massrali, the spokesperson for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy of the European Union in a Zoom meeting at the European Commission in Brussels. Jan. 3, 2023. (Photo: screenshotted from the meeting)
A man walks near a lit installation depicting the number for the year "2023" placed as part of new year decorations in Erbil, Dec. 29, 2022. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani is pictured during the reception ceremony of his Italian counterpart in Erbil, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo: KRG)