US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived for an unannounced visit to Erbil to meet with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) top officials on Friday.
The head of KRG foreign relations department, Falah Mustafa, and Minister of Peshmerga Mustafa Sayed Qadir welcomed the US delegation at Erbil International Airport.
This is Carter’s first visit to the Kurdistan region as the top US defense official.
