Presidency of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

President Nechirvan Barzani expresses gratitude to the outgoing UK Ambassador

2025-02-23T11:14:00.000000Z
News International relations

Erbil, Kurdistan Region
February 23, 2025

President Nechirvan Barzani received Mr. Stephen Charles Hitchen, the outgoing Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iraq, as he prepares to conclude his tenure.

President Nechirvan Barzani expressed his gratitude for the Ambassador's efforts in strengthening ties between Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. He recognized the Ambassador's important role in promoting cooperation across different sectors and wished him all the best in his future endeavors.

Ambassador Hitchen, in turn, expressed his appreciation for the collaboration he had experienced with the Kurdistan Regional Government and its people. He reaffirmed the United Kingdom's ongoing commitment to supporting Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in all its aspects.

The meeting also addressed the UK's relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, among other shared interests, and was attended by the British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region.