Kurdistan Democratic Party leader Massoud Barzani and Iraqi political figure Izzat Shabandar in Arbil on Wednesday discussed the latest developments on the Iraqi political scene the future of relations between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad.A statement by the Kurdistan Democratic Party that Barzani received Iraqi politician Izzat Shabandar, noting that the latter stressed during the meeting on the critical role and important location of Barzani in the past and present and the future of the political process in Iraq.
He added that Shabandar stressed the desire of the Iraqi political forces to expand relations with the Kurdistan Region as well as the location and impact of the Kurdistan Region on the upcoming elections in Iraq.
He said that the meeting discussed the current political situation in Iraq and the region and the future of relations between the region and Baghdad and the latest political developments within the political process in Iraq, and exchanged views on the future of the political process in Iraq.