BAGHDAD / Nina / Kurdistan president, Massoud Barzani discussed with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson and his deputy Martin Mac Keynes, the current situation in Iraq and Kurdistan.
The Web site, of the Kurdistan Regional Government cited today 7, Feb that "The two sides also discussed, during the meeting, the economic and trade relations between the two sides, expressing their happiness for the level of those relationships that will enhance mutual cooperation in many fields and benefit from the bilateral experience and expertise."
The Web added that "Barzani said, during the meeting, that the Kurdistan region, despite being rich, especially in the field of energy, but we must not rely only on this energy, and we should benefit from this wealth in the development of agriculture and tourism fields, highlighting on the political arena in Iraq and Kurdistan, Barzani sent a formal invitation to the Irish Prime Minister and his deputy to visit the region, where they promise to meet the call at an appropriate time. "
For her part, Keynes highly praised the situation in the Kurdistan region, declared that Northern Ireland is following the situation in the region closely, expressing her happiness for the stability of the security situation and progress witnessed.
The site pointed out that "Barzani was accompanied, in his European tour, by Fuad Hussein, chief of the Office of the Kurdistan region, Ali Said, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the provincial government and Falah Mustafa, Chairman of the Department of External Relations." / End
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