پەرلەمانی کوردستان
2022-02-18T11:52:06.000000Z
Munich, Germany, February 18, 2022
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference in Germany today.
The meeting focused on the latest political and security developments in Iraq, the political process, the status of the communities in the country, bilateral relations, the last visit of His Holiness the Pope to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, the status of refugees and the displaced people in the Kurdistan Region and the situation in Nineveh Plains and Shingal district.
Both sides emphasized on strengthening the bilateral relations and reaffirmed the importance of preserving and consolidating the culture of coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect among religious and ethnic communities, underlining the importance of religious freedom. The President and the Archbishop also thanked those countries that assisted the Yezidis and the Christians following ISIS onslaught.
President Nechirvan Barzani reiterated that Kurdistan Region will continue to support all communities especially the Christians and the Yezidis, preserving the culture of peaceful coexistence. The President referred to the significance of His Holiness the Pope’s journey to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region last year and described it as a historic visit.
Other topics of discussion included the ISIS and security threats, efforts to form Iraq'q upcoming government, migration and the status of the migrants and the cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad with the European countries on this issue.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference in Germany today.
The meeting focused on the latest political and security developments in Iraq, the political process, the status of the communities in the country, bilateral relations, the last visit of His Holiness the Pope to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, the status of refugees and the displaced people in the Kurdistan Region and the situation in Nineveh Plains and Shingal district.
Both sides emphasized on strengthening the bilateral relations and reaffirmed the importance of preserving and consolidating the culture of coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect among religious and ethnic communities, underlining the importance of religious freedom. The President and the Archbishop also thanked those countries that assisted the Yezidis and the Christians following ISIS onslaught.
President Nechirvan Barzani reiterated that Kurdistan Region will continue to support all communities especially the Christians and the Yezidis, preserving the culture of peaceful coexistence. The President referred to the significance of His Holiness the Pope’s journey to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region last year and described it as a historic visit.
Other topics of discussion included the ISIS and security threats, efforts to form Iraq'q upcoming government, migration and the status of the migrants and the cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad with the European countries on this issue.
