Presidency of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

President Nechirvan Barzani receives Iraq’s Interior Minister

2021-03-24T18:06:34.000000Z
Internal relations
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, March 24, 2021

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received Mr. Usman al-Ghanimi, the Interior Minister of Iraq.

Discussions included the latest security developments in Iraq, the efforts of the security institutions to maintain peace and security in the cities, the recent demonstrations in a number of Iraqi governorates, the danger of terror resurgence, the ongoing efforts to implement the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraq’s Federal Government on the status of Shingal district and other issues of mutual interest.

It was stressed that the Shingal agreement must be implemented with the support from the KRG and the Federal Government’s relevant institutions. The cooperation and coordination between the Peshmerga and Iraq’s army to confront the threats posed by ISIS were underlined.