President Barzani Receives Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Iraq

President Masoud Barzani received Ambassador Elbrus Kutrashev, the Russian Ambassador to Iraq, today, Monday, 22 June 2026, in Pirmam.

The meeting was also attended by Mr. Maxim Rubin, the Russian Consul General in Erbil. The discussions focused on the political situation in Iraq and the latest developments in the wider region.

Ambassador Kutrashev commended the positions of the Kurdistan Region’s political leadership and its commitment to restraint amid recent wars and tensions in the region.

The meeting also addressed the situation in Syria, relations between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the new Iraqi federal government, and the political process in the Kurdistan Region. Both sides also emphasized the importance of strengthening ties between the Kurdistan Region and Russia.