President Barzani attends Munich Security Conference

Rudaw

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Friday arrived in Germany, attending the 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC). He will meet with a number of world leaders and officials. 

The three-day conference started on Friday with the participation of dozens of world leaders and officials. “Global challenges” was the theme of the first day of the event. 

“Together with a large number of world leaders and heads of states, the President will take part in meetings and discussions on global affairs including international security and stability and the current challenges facing the world,” read a statement from Barzani’s office.  

Barzani “will hold several meetings with a number of leaders and officials from around the world,” it added. 

President Barzani met with US Senator Chris Van Hollen on the sidelines of the event.

“We had a very good meeting. We talked about the continuing strong relationship between the United States and Iraq and the special relationship with our Kurdish friends in the KRG,” the senator told Rudaw.

Barzani also met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. 

Barzani said in a statement that during his meeting with Wallander, he discussed "the security situation in Iraq, the Kurdistan Region and the wider region" as well as "the latest developments in the war against terrorism was highlighted."

"Ms. Wallander reaffirmed the continued US support to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region within the framework of Strategic Dialogue, especially in the fight to eliminate the ISIS terror networks," added the statement.  

President Barzani also met with Yazidi activist as well as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad in Munich. 

Both discussed the situation of Yazidis in Shingal as well as the return of IDPs to the town.