Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with Senator Jack Reed, the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senator Roger Wicker, a senior member of the committee, in Washington on Tuesday.
Both sides agreed on the importance of maintaining peace, security and stability in the Kurdistan Region and the continued support of Peshmerga forces from the United States and the international coalition.
Barzani thanked the US for its assistance and support and stressed the respect for the constitutional and federal structure of the Kurdistan Region.
Reed expressed his appreciation for the struggle and sacrifices of Peshmerga and the Kurdish people.
Barzani and an accompanying high delegation are holding a series of meetings with key US officials this week in Washington.
The prime minister met earlier with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, and the Deputy Secretary of State for Civil Security and Democracy Affairs and Human Rights, Ezra Zia, and Geoffrey Piatt, Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources in Washington.
The meetings discussed the development of bilateral relations, protection of the rights of communities, the development of a culture of peaceful coexistence, religious freedom and the normalization of the situation in Sinjar.
Barzani met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday at the State Department headquarters where they discussed security issues and the withdrawal of coalition forces in Iraq.
The Presidency of the KRG Council of Ministers said on Saturday that Barzani and an accompanying delegation will hold several meetings in Washington with officials from the White House, Congress and the State Department.
