Nechirvan Barzani invites Syrian president to visit Iraq – Shafaq News

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Kurdistan
Region President Nechirvan Barzani invited Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to
visit the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region during talks in
Damascus on Monday, according to Dilshad Shahab, official spokesman for the
Kurdistan Region Presidency.

During the
Damascus talks, Barzani affirmed the readiness of the Kurdistan Region to
develop relations with Syria, Shahab told journalists. Al-Sharaa welcomed the
visit and praised the role the Kurdistan Region played during the developments
of the recent period, expressing hope that it would mark a turning point in
relations between the two sides.

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Al-Sharaa
received Barzani earlier Monday at the People’s Palace in Damascus, where the
two discussed strengthening relations between Syria, Iraq, and the Kurdistan
Region, along with political, security, and economic issues of mutual interest.

Monday’s
meeting followed a series of talks between Barzani and al-Sharaa over the past
two years that addressed developments in Syria, bilateral relations, and
security cooperation.

Syria is moving
toward opening a consulate in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, a
step Shahab described as one of the important issues in developing relations
between the two sides.

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