KDP President Masoud Barzani, British envoy to Iraq discuss Erbil-Baghdad ties

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) President Masoud Barzani met with British Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Charles Hitchen on Wednesday in Erbil’s Pirmam district to discuss the election of the Iraqi parliament's speaker, the relations between Erbil and Baghdad, and the recent rulings of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court.

They also discussed the internal situation in the Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections.

London and Erbil enjoy close diplomatic and economic ties. Nearly 200 British companies currently work in the Kurdistan Region in various fields.

As an integral part of the Coalition against ISIS, the UK has provided training and air support to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the fight against the terror group, whose caliphate was toppled in 2017.

A number of Kurdish cadres have been provided opportunities by London to study at the UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, including two female Peshmerga officers.