Barzani Meets With Dutch PM

BAGHDAD / NINA / President of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani discussed with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Robal, procedures for Iraqi elections scheduled on April 30 and problems in the city of al-Anbar and countering terrorism. A statement for the Kurdistan Regional Government cited that "The meeting that took place in the Swiss city (Davos) where the Economic Forum is held, also discussed bilateral relations and the visit of the Dutch Foreign Minister to Erbil in last September, which is an important event in the progress of relations between the province and the Netherlands. The statement noted that "the two sides also discussed the Syrian refugee crisis in the region. For his part, Barzani said that "the Kurdistan region and the federal government in Baghdad in the process of the talks in order to address the problems. On the Syrian refugees in the region, he explained that "the province received more than / 250000, calling on the international community to help these refugees better. In turn, Dutch Prime Minister pointed out that "the Netherlands on the lookout for such an enormous number of refugees, which constitutes a heavy burden on the shoulders of the Kurdistan region. / End