ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – President Masoud Barzani said the Kurdistan Regional Government will continue to support Iraq’s political system, according to a statement office following a meeting with Iraq’s President Fuad Masum. The presidents, who met on Wednesday at Salahaddin resort in Erbil province, discussed political and economic issues, the ongoing war against ISIS, and the new Baghdad-Erbil oil agreement, according to the statement. “Both emphasized the significance of negotiations and commitment to the agreement ratified between the KRG and the central government in December which is for the benefit of both parties,” the statement said. “The Kurdistan Region will continue supporting the political system in the country,” the statement added. The situation of refugees in the Kurdistan Region was also discussed. “The central government’s obligation to serve the refugees in the Kurdistan region was assessed, and the central government should supply the refugees with the basic necessities they need,” the statement said.
