Al-Kadhimi: Iraq's sovereignty must be protected

Shafaq News / The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, discussed today, Thursday, during his visit to Erbil, with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, several files.

A statement issued by Al-Kadhimi's office quoted the latter saying, "the sovereignty unites us as Iraqis and we cannot neglect it", indicating that, "the opportunity is now available to strengthen joint action, provide the best effort that serves the Iraqi people, and holding elections in a way that expresses the Iraqi's real choices".

For his part, Barzani expressed his appreciation for the Iraqi PM's visit, stressing the region's readiness to make efforts in reforming and resolving the outstanding issues between the federal government and the regional government, according to the statement.