The head of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Iraq met on Sunday with the military leader of the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria to discuss the importance of protecting the sovereignty and security of Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Both sides discussed the urgent need to solve the outstanding issues between the Kurdistan region and the federal government in Baghdad in accordance with the constitution, in addition to strengthening security and military coordination between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army.
The military leader of the US-led coalition reviewed the tasks and activities of the international coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, and renewed the commitment of the international coalition to continue supporting the Kurdistan region.
The meeting between the two officials coincides with the visit of the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Baghdad where he met with the leader of a political party in Iraq, the Al-Azm Alliance, and discussed political and security developments.
Areas acknowledged by both Ankara and Tehran as being part of northern Iraq have been subject to bombardment by Turkish and Iranian forces, as Kurdish factions that oppose Turkey and Iran are located in those areas.
The Iraqi National Security Adviser mentioned on Sunday that there will be a supreme committee between Baghdad and the Kurdistan region to reach an understanding with Iran and Turkey regarding appropriate solutions to stop these attacks.
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