Presidency of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

President Nechirvan Barzani meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey

2023-02-14T21:31:23.000000Z
International relations News
Ankara, Turkey, February 14, 2023

President Nechirvan Barzani met with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday.

In the meeting, President Nechirvan Barzani offered his condolences to President Erdogan and the people of Turkey for the devastating earthquake that his many areas in Turkey and Syria last week, taking the lives of thousands of people and causing massive damage. The President also reiterated the Kurdistan Region's support for Turkey.

For his part, President Erdogan thanked President Nechirvan Barzani for his visit to the victims and stressed that his country respects the humanitarian aid and assistance of the Kurdistan Region and its teams which arrived in the affected areas swiftly and provided assistance to the victims.

The two leaders also discussed the situation in the region and other issues of common interest.