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Shafaq News- Rome
Regional stability and efforts to
reduce tensions in the Middle East topped talks between Kurdistan Region
President Nechirvan Barzani and Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister Antonio Tajani in Rome on Tuesday.
The two sides stressed the need to deepen
ties between Italy, Iraq, and the Kurdistan Region, across various fields, with
Barzani reiterating Erbil and Baghdad’s appreciation for Rome’s continued
support and cooperation.
For his part, Tajani described the Region
as “an important factor” in regional stability and expressed his country’s
readiness to expand joint cooperation with both Iraq and Kurdistan.
President Barzani departed for Rome
on Sunday for a two-day official visit to Italy and the Vatican. He previously
met with Pope Leo XIV, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal
Pietro Parolin, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and Italian Defense
Minister Guido Crosetto, where discussions focused on bilateral relations as
well as political and security developments in Iraq and the wider region.