Today, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, received Ali Babacan, leader of Turkey’s Democracy and Progress Party, and his accompanying delegation.
Both sides stressed the importance of strengthening ties between the Kurdistan Region and Turkey across various fields, particularly in the areas of economic cooperation and trade exchange. In this regard, they highlighted the importance of implementing the Development Road project and connecting the Gulf countries, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region with Turkey and Europe via rail.
Both sides also reiterated their support for the peace process in Turkey.
Another topic discussed was the process of reactivating the Kurdistan Parliament. President Barzani’s call to end the Kurdistan Region’s political crisis and form a broad-based government was praised.
