Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) —Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received Ziad Batarseh, the newly appointed Consul General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Kurdistan Region. Prime Minister Barzani congratulated him on assuming his role and highlighted the importance of the strong relationship between the Kurdistan Region and Jordan. He reaffirmed the KRG’s fu ...
Statement by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on the completion of voting for the Iraqi parliamentary elections
Thankfully, the Iraqi parliamentary elections have been successfully completed. I congratulate the people of Iraq as a whole and the people of the Kurdistan Region in particular for participating in this process and fulfilling their national rights and duties and electing their representatives. I also thank the Independent High Election Commission and the security forces. I wo ...
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Receives UN Special Representative
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received Mohammed Al Hassan, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). During the meeting, they discussed developments in Iraq and the region, as well as preparations for Iraq’s parliamentary elections. They bot ...
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani receives new Ambassador of Finland
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received today Mr. Antti Putkonen, the new Ambassador of Finland to Iraq. The Prime Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his new role and wished him success and expressed KRG support for his work. Ambassador Putkonen expressed his country's readiness to strengthen relations with the Kurdistan Region in var ...
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Receives Osman Baydemir
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) — Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received Osman Baydemir, well-known Kurdish figure and former member of the Turkish Parliament. They discussed the situation in Kurdistan and the wider region, as well as the steps being taken in Türkiye's peace process. ...
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Inaugurates Megal Agriculture Project in Erbil
On Sunday, 26 October 2025, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani inaugurated the Megal Project in Erbil, a $100 million private-sector investment in agriculture, livestock, and the food industry. The project spans 366 acres and includes a slaughterhouse, shopping centre, animal control and wastewater treatment facility, waste incineration unit, and landscaped areas — all designed to ...