“I am delighted to have met my friend President Emmanuel Macron today in Paris. I reiterated my appreciation for France’s continued support to the Kurdistan Region. We discussed bilateral ties, pressing Iraqi and regional issues, as well as opportunities and challenges ahead,” Barzani tweeted.

Two leaders discussed the Kurdistan Region and Iraq’s bilateral relations with France, the developments in Iraq, the Kurdistan Region and the greater region, the COVID-19 pandemic, and its ongoing implications, according to the Kurdish presidency.