Erbil. Kurdistan Region, Iraq (cabinet.gov.krd) - Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received on Thursday, along with Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, the US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman and his accompanying delegation.

The latest political and security situation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government’s concerns on the draft federal budget of 2018 were discussed, along with ways to further develop relations between Erbil and Washington.

Prime Minister Barzani and Ambassador Silliman exchanged views regarding options to resolving outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad and ongoing efforts to begin serious dialogue on the basis of the Iraqi Constitution.