Swedish parties emphasise bilateral relations with KDP

As part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and western political parties, Hemin Hawrami, head of KDP Foreign Relations Office, continued meeting various figures in Sweden to discuss current political and military developments in Kurdistan.

At the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm, Mr Hawrami met with a group of parliamentarians including Ms Ulrika Karlsson, member of the Moderate Party and foreign relations committee and Tina Ghasemi, MP.

Mr Hawrami touched on the position of the KDP on the issue of internal problems facing the Kurdistan Region such as attacks on party headquarters and the military campaign by Peshmerga defeating terrorist organisation Islamic State.

In separate meetings, Mr Hawrami met Ebba Busch Thor, leader of the Christian Democrats and Hans Linde (group - leader left party), where they focused on the Kurdistan Region and bilateral relations.

For their part, the Swedish party representatives congratulated the people of Kurdistan and President Massoud Barzani for successfully recapturing lost ground from IS before extending appreciation for supporting more than two millions refugees and displaced people.

Mr Hawrami was accompanied by some members of the local committee of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan in Sweden