US Secretary of State Blinken reaffirms to PM Barzani US commitment to Iraq, Kurdistan Region 5 Hours
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) spoke to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken by phone on April 23, 2021. (Photo: KRG Office of the Prime Minister)
WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Masrour Barzani, held a discussion by telephone on Friday.
They “spoke at length” about “issues of shared interest and concern,” the KRG readout of their conversation explained. “Both strongly condemned rocket and drone attacks against the Kurdistan Region, Iraqi bases, and global coalition forces.”
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