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SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) – Top Kurdish, US and Iraqi Officials Discuss Greater Cooperation / Barzani received a joint delegation consisting of US and Iraqi officials in Erbil

Sardar Sattar – BasNews – 19 June 2016 – ERBIL — A joint delegation of US and Iraqi officials visited Erbil on Sunday and met with the top Kurdish officials to discuss the war on Islamic State (IS) and closer cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad. Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, on June 19th, received the delegation consisting of Falih Fayaz, a National Security Advisor to the Iraqi government, Brett McGurk, US Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition Battling IS, US Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones and US Consul General in Erbil Matthias Mitman. According to a press release published on Kurdistan Region Presidency website, Fayaz commended the Peshmerga contribution to the war against IS and demanded greater cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad in the anti-terrorism efforts. www.mesop.de