French Foreign, Defense Ministers arrive in Erbil
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Defense Minister Florence Parly arrived in Erbil on Saturday to meet with Kurdish officials in the Kurdistan Region.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Defense Minister Florence Parly arrived in Erbil on Saturday to meet with Kurdish officials in the Kurdistan Region.
The French delegation met with the President of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani to discuss the latest developments in the war against the Islamic State (IS) and bilateral relations between Erbil and Paris, according to a Kurdistan 24 correspondent.
In an unannounced visit on Saturday, both French Ministers arrived in Baghdad and met with some Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari.
Editing by Karzan Sulaivany