Barzani Meets French Consul General in Erbil

ERBIL, Iraq — Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, met Tuesday with Yann Priem, France's consul general in Erbil. Barzani thanked Priem for France's role in the history of the Kurdish people's liberation movement, according to a KDP statement. The statement said Barzani expressed pride in France's significant contributions across all historical periods for the Kurdish people. Priem said he was pleased to meet with Barzani and emphasized that the historic ties between Erbil and Paris would continue. He also thanked Barzani for his role and support in developing and maintaining relations between the two sides. The meeting addressed the broader political situation in the region and the complexities in Iraq's and the Kurdistan Region's political processes.