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US senators meet Kurdistan President
Massoud Barzani
17.9.2007
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September 17, 2007
Erbil-Hewer, Kurdistan region (Iraq), -- A
bi-partisan delegation of four US senators visited
on Sunday the Kurdistan Region to meet President
Massoud Barzani and see first-hand the Region’s
political and economic development.
Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region,
received Max Baucus (Democrat-Montana), Olympia
Snowe (Republican-Maine), Ben Nelson
(Democrat-Nebraska), and Ken Salazar
(Democrat-Colorado). Their discussions focused on
the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG)
development efforts and infrastructure projects and
the situation in Iraq. The President stressed that a
federal solution was essential to create a viable
Iraq, and that the rest of the country could learn
from the KRG’s reconstruction steps.
Barzani said that KRG was working closely with the
federal government in Baghdad to arrive at mutually
agreeable solutions to shared problems. The
President added that he wished the recent Petraeus/Crocker
testimony had highlighted the excellent security and
development situation in the Kurdistan Region. |
Massoud Barzani, the President of the autonomous Regional
Government of Kurdistan 'Iraq' |
Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the KRG
Department of Foreign Relations said, "As the debate
over Iraq continues in Washington DC, this is a
welcome opportunity to show the peace, stability and
development of our Region to decision makers in the
United States Senate." Mr. Bakir further commented
that it was important for congressional delegations
to visit the Kurdistan Region to understand the many
opportunities for foreign direct investment.
The senators also visited Erbil market, where they
spoke to shopkeepers benefiting from a micro-credit
programme. The KRG is dedicated to providing a
supportive environment for these types of
private-sector civil-society development activities.
krg org
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