Hawrami receives delegation from Japanese embassy in Iraq for talks on political process in Kurdistan

AT a meeting to discuss the current political situation in Iraq and on the latest developments in the Kurdistan Region, Hemin Hawrami received both undersecretaries from the Japanese embassy in Iraq, Mr Takish Ota and Mr

Masayoki Takahashi.

On the crisis in Iraq, the head of Kurdistan Democratic Party’s foreign  relations office said the Peshmerga forces have been deployed to protect the region’s borders and to protect its citizens from recent terrorist attacks that have been the cause of Iraq’s downward spiral.

Mr Hawrami thanked the State of Japan's pledge of $6 million for refugees in  Kurdistan by the ‘Japan International Cooperation Agency’.

Mr Nashida praised the efforts of President Massoud Barzani in aiding the  refuges as he described Kurdistan as a safe-zone from terrorist and sectarian  violence.

The delegation also applauded the stability in Kurdistan, which inspired them to encourage Japanese investment in the region.