KRG-France relations

Late Mulla Mustafa Barzani, the leader of the Kurdish national liberation movement (R), and General Charles de Gaulle, the former President of France (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Late Barzani's Letter to De Gaulle: France is the Sole Refuge and Final Hope for the Kurdish People

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 17, 2025. (AFP)

Europe

French Foreign Minister Set to Visit Erbil After Damascus and Baghdad

President Masoud Barzani (R), Patrick Durel, the French Ambassador to Baghdad (L). (Photo: Barzani HQ)

Kurdistan

French Ambassador to Baghdad Commends President Barzani’s Role in De-escalating Tensions in Syria

President Masoud Barzani (R) and French Amb. Patrick Durel (L). (Photo: Barzani HQ)

Kurdistan

In Erbil, President Barzani and French Amb. Durel Outline Roadmap for the Next KRG Government

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Patrick Durel, France’s ambassador to Iraq, Nov. 25, 2025. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

PM Masrour Barzani Hosts French Ambassador in Erbil Amid Iraq Government Formation Talks

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, (R) Patrick Durel, the French Ambassador to Iraq, Sep. 2, 2025.

Kurdistan

KRG Prime Minister Holds Key Talks with French Ambassador to Iraq

France’s Consul General to the Kurdistan Region, Yann Braem, in Erbil, Apr. 22, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

French Consul in Kurdistan: Paris Maintains Strong Political Ties with the Region

The French Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, Yann Braem. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

French Consul: Forming a New Government Is Kurdistan Region’s Best Response to Challenges