Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, pictured with Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, prior their meeting at Al Shati Palace. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, pictured with Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, prior their meeting at Al Shati Palace. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, pictured with Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, prior their meeting at Al Shati Palace. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, pictured with Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, prior their meeting at

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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed meets President of Iraq's Kurdistan region

The two men discussed ways of promoting relations between the UAE, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region

The National

June 13, 2021

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  • Arabic

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met the President of Iraq's Kurdistan region on Saturday.

Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Nechirvan Barzani to Al Shati Palace in the capital, where the two men discussed ways of promoting relations between the UAE, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, particularly in economic, investment, development, humanitarian and health fields.

Sheikh Mohamed and Mr Barzani also exchanged views on current regional developments and the efforts being made on them.

Senior UAE figures attended the meeting, including Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports Company; Dr Anwar Gargash, the President's Diplomatic Advisor; Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council and Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court.

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