Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (cabinet.gov.krd) - Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Brett McGurk and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman, accompanied by a diplomatic delegation.

They expressed their appreciation to the people of Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq for holding national parliamentary elections. They hoped that the Kurdistan political parties, with one voice, will play an active role in the formation of the new government in Baghdad, together with Iraqi parties which won seats.

Prime Minister Barzani highlighted the participation of the citizens of the Kurdistan Region that was notably higher than in some parts of Iraq.

He also stressed that Kurdistan's and Iraq’s political parties should soon begin negociations to form a new cabinet that will ensure reconstruction of the country and will have a clear vision for Iraq’s future.

He said Kurdistan parties should have an influential role to secure the constitutional rights of the people of the Kurdistan Region.