On Thursday, 3rd August 2023, Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), met with Ahmad Khalaileh, the First Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of the Jordanian parliament. This meeting was attended by Shakhawan Abdullah, Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muntasir Uqleh, Jordan's ambassador to Iraq, and Fuad al-Majali, General Council o ...
PM Masrour Barzani's statement marks 9th anniversary of Shingal Genocide
On Thursday, August 3, 2023, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani issued a statement commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attack on Shingal by ISIS: Nine years ago, the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists executed a heinous attack on Shingal (Sinjar) and its surroundings. This act of terror resulted in the genocide, displacement, and disappearance of thousands of people. ...
PM Barzani receives Estonia’s Defence Minister
On Wednesday, 2 August 2023, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), met with Hanno Pevkur, the Estonian Minister of Defence. The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani. The two leaders discussed the general situation in Iraq and focused on strengthening bilateral relations between Estonia and the Kurdistan Region. One of t ...
Statement by KRG Prime Minister on the occasion of Islamic New Year
On the occasion of Islamic New Year 1445, I would like to extend my greetings to Muslims in Kurdistan and all the around the world. I ask God for the Islamic New Year to bring prosperity and progress for Kurdistan, with peace and stability throughout the world. On this holy occasion, I would like to emphasise the true principles of Islam, and promote the culture of peaceful c ...
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani appoints new KRG Representative to the United States
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today appointed Treefa Aziz as the new KRG Representative to the United States. Ms Aziz was most recently Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister and previously worked for over 25 years in the United States in various capacities in the public and private sector. She was also the KDP Representative in Washington D.C. in the 1990s. The outgoing repre ...
KRG Prime Minister Barzani visits Peshmerga in Prde
On Friday, June 30, 2023, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) visited the Peshmerga forces in Prde to commemorate the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. During the visit, PM Barzani expressed his gratitude to the Peshmerga forces for their resilience, sacrifice, and unwavering defence of the Kurdistan Region's assets and constitutional entity. Empha ...