Kurdistan: the relation with Baghdad is positive

Shafaq News / The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received today, Monday, the US Ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Toller and his accompanying delegation.

In the meeting, which was attended by the US Consul General in Erbil, Rob Waller, they discussed strengthening relations between the Region and the United States, and developments in the Iraqi situation were also discussed.

The Prime Minister praised the positive relations between Kurdistan and the federal government which considered as an opportunity to settle all outstanding problems on the basis of the constitution, taking into account the financial rights of the Region.

He expressed his concern about the actions practiced against the Kurdish citizens in areas outside the region, and referred to the ongoing threats to the terrorist organization ISIS, and said, "We stress the need for security coordination between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army."

For its part, The American ambassador expressed his country's readiness to enhance economic cooperation between Kurdistan and the United States, and urged American investors to invest in the region.