Iran Aims to Bolster Ties with Iraqi Kurdistan

Wednesday, September 11, 2024  Read time1 min

SAEDNEWS: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told local Kurdish media in Iraq that he plans to visit the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, adding that his administration will work to strengthen ties with the region.

Iran Aims to Bolster Ties with Iraqi Kurdistan

According to SAEDNEWS: Speaking to local Kurdish Rudaw after arriving in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on a state visit on Wednesday at the invitation of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, President Pezeshkian said in Kurdish language that he will visit the Kurdistan Region later as part of his visit to Iraq.

"God willing, we will travel to the Kurdistan Region and consult there. Our plan includes a trip to the Kurdistan Region," he told the Kurdish media outlet.

"Relations between Iran and the Kurdistan Region are currently good, and with God's help, we are trying to strengthen them," the Iranian president said.

"On this trip, we will discuss all security, economic, political, scientific, cultural etc.," he further said.