Barzani to Participate in Munich Security Conference / Kurdistan Region President will visit Germany early next month

MESOP : BARZANI PARTICIPATION STRONGLY CRITIZISED BY PKK AFFILIATED GERMAN “LINKSPARTEI”

Basnews | Armanj AgidNerwayee MUNICH – 14 Jan 2015 – Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani is to visit Germany to participate in the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC), which will be held February 6th -8th in the Bavarian capital.Over 400 renowned international decision-makers, including about twenty heads of state and government and more than sixty foreign and defense ministers will come together at the 51st MSC to discuss current and future issues in foreign and security policy.

Organizers of the conference have officially invited Barzani to participate in the conference and it’s expected that he will deliver a speech to the delegates. The fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria will be a central talking point, with a focus on the Kurdish role. Since its foundation in 1963, the Munich Security Conference has become a key annual gathering for the international strategic community. The MSC is an independent forum dedicated to promoting peaceful conflict resolution and international cooperation and dialogue in dealing with today’s and future security challenges. Notable participants in the conference include German Chancellor Angela Merkel, NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, the Chinese State Councilor, Yang Jiechi and the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, along with Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider Al-Abadi and many more.