US ambassador meets with Kurdish leaders in Erbil

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller met with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Monday, discussing Peshmerga ministry reforms, the fight against terrorism, and Iraq’s upcoming elections, according to a statement from the presidency.  He also met with Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. Tueller and the president "talked about the situation in Iraq and Kurdistan Region and the region as a whole, as well as the US...


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