Prime Minister Masrour Barzani receives French Ambassador to Iraq

Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received today the French Ambassador to Iraq, Patrick Durel.

Ambassador Durel congratulated the Prime Minister on the successful election last month. They agreed on the importance of forming a strong and united government to better serve the people of the Kurdistan Region.

They exchanged views on outstanding issues between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government. Prime Minister Barzani stressed on the Kurdistan Region’s rightful share of the budget and its rights under the constitutional.

They also discussed preparations for Iraq’s upcoming national census. Prime Minister Barzani said that the KRG supports the census as a development tool but emphasized that it must remain impartial; free of political influence with no impact on the implementation of Article 140 of the constitution or the status of disputed areas.