Shafaq News / the Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, met on Thursday al-Diwaniyah governor, Zuhair al-Shaalan, in Saladin.

According to a statement issued by Barzani's office, the meeting discussed the political situation in Iraq, the living conditions of citizens in al-Diwaniyah and other Iraqi governorates, as well as the historical relations between Kurdistan's people and the southern Iraqis.

Al-Shaalan commended the construction projects and the development in the Kurdistan region, hoping to benefit from the region's experience to enhance the situation in the governorate.