Masrour Barzani: Iraq can find peace and democratic progress by implementing Constitution

Paris, France (KRG.org) – Iraq can find peace and progress through the implementation of its Constitution and the principles it embodies, Mr Masrour Barzani, Director of Kurdistan Region's Security Protection Agency, said in a speech delivered yesterday at the French Senate. ...

President Barzani concludes successful Washington visit

The President kicked off a successful week of high-level meetings with US officials, with a visit to the White House where he was hosted by US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. During the meeting, President Obama re-iterated US support for the Iraqi Constitution and the democratic process in Iraq, stressing that the US would remain strongly committed to the security and prosperity of the Kurdistan Region within a federal Iraq. ...

A hopeful future for Iraq in Kurdistan

Iraq could work if the steady success of its Kurdistan Region is supported and spreads throughout the country. ...

Video: President Barzani’s press conference with Secretary of State Clinton

Secretary Clinton: Well, it is indeed an honour for me to welcome President Barzani here to the State Department. President Barzani had excellent discussions with both President Obama and Vice President Biden at the White House yesterday. And we will cover a number of important issues as part of our strong support of the Kurdish Regional Government and the Kurdish people as part of a unified Iraq. ...

Audio: President Barzani speaks at Brookings Institution

Washington, US (KRG.org) - Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani yesterday in Washington spoke at the Brookings Institution, a leading foreign affairs think tank, on Iraq's forthcoming national elections.

On March 7, Iraqis will elect a new national parliament. This critical election could serve as a major step forward on Iraq's difficult path toward stability and democracy. ...

White House press release on meeting of US and Kurdistan Region Presidents

President Obama met January 25 with the President of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani. The Vice President participated in the meeting. In his discussion with President Barzani, President Obama reaffirmed strong U.S. support for and engagement with a secure, prosperous, and autonomous Kurdistan Region within a united, federal Iraq, and lauded the contribution of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to Iraq's development. ...

Statement on President Barzani’s meeting with President Obama

Today Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was received at the Oval office by US President Barack Obama.

During the meeting, President Barzani highlighted the significance of Iraq's forthcoming elections and reaffirmed the Kurdistan Region's commitment to a federal, democratic and pluralistic Iraq. Moreover, he stressed the importance for strategic long term US engagement with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. ...

KRG and UNDP officials discuss four-year programme

Erbil, Kurdistan - Iraq (KRG.org) – Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials today met members of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Iraq team to discuss its programme for the years 2011 to 2014. ...

An oil boomtown in Iraqi Kurdistan

By Ben Holland

Erbil, Iraq - Traveling from Baghdad to Erbil, you feel like you're entering a different country, which in a sense you are, since the city is the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. New homes stretch out onto the dusty prairie, and the main avenues are dug up as workers lay fiber-optic cables. ...

President Barzani hosts Erbil’s consular corps

Salahaddin, Kurdistan - Iraq (KRG.org) – Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani received the consular corps of representatives posted in Erbil. He said, “We really appreciate your work and presence in the Kurdistan Region, and we expect other countries to follow suit and establish representations here. ...

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