Presidency of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Kurdistan Region President receives Governor of Nineveh

2021-09-04T17:15:25.000000Z
Internal relations
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, September 4, 2021

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received Mr. Najim Al-Juburee, the Governor of Nineveh Province, in Erbil on Saturday.

Discussions focused on the status of the Nineveh Governorate, the security, public services, the economic situation and the process of reconstruction in the province. Discussions also covered the preparations ahead of Iraq's upcoming elections and the Kurdistan Region’s relations with the Nineveh Governorate. The President and the Governor agreed that the status of the Shingal district must be addressed within the framework of the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Iraq’s Federal Government.

The President expressed the Kurdistan Region’s support for the mission and duties of the Governor and the Nineveh administration to uphold peace and stability, and to assist the economic recovery and the reconstruction process. The President reiterated that the Kurdistan Region supports the voluntary return of the displaced people to their home areas in Mosul and other regions in the Nineveh Province after peace and security are restored in these areas.

The latest political developments, terror threats and ISIS movements in the province, as well as other topics of mutual interest were highlighted.