Erbil and Paris: Tensions in the region increase the risk of terrorism and enhance the chances of ISIS returning

Erbil and Paris: Tensions in the region increase the risk of terrorism and enhance the chances of ISIS returning



18/10/2019 - 00:47

The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Thursday evening, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Laudrian, in the presence of the Vice-President and Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region and the French Ambassador to Iraq and the delegations of both sides.



During the meeting, they discussed the relations between Erbil and Baghdad, the importance of political and security stability and the future of the political process in Iraq, and the relations of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq with France and ways to develop them. Euphrates.



The President of the Kurdistan Region, that «tensions in the region lead to draw attention from ISIS and make the re-emergence of the terrorist organization a real threat and a serious threat to security and stability in the region», and felt that «it is necessary for the international community to strive hard to stop the war and tensions, as expressed Concerned about the participation of extremist armed factions of the Syrian opposition in military operations in the east of the Euphrates, and the humanitarian situation and the possibility of displacement of the citizens of the region from their homes », according to a statement issued by the Presidency of the region, I read (Basnews).



For his part, Ludrian stressed that his visit at this time came to express President Macron and France's support for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, and to discuss closely the situation of the region and the dangers of the return of ISIS and how to address these concerns by the international coalition, as well as developments in Syria and efforts to stop the fighting.

In the meeting, Nechirvan Barzani reiterated the thanks and gratitude of the Kurdistan Region to France and to President Macron who supported and supported the Kurdistan Region in difficult times.He considered the visit of the French Foreign Minister in these complex circumstances that the region is going through to indicate France's interest in the Kurdistan Region and the security and stability in Iraq and the region in general.

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