The President of the Kurdistan Region and the President of Syria met to discuss several important issues and topics.
Today, Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, and Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, held a meeting on the sidelines of the climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.
They discussed Syria’s relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, as well as developing and expanding areas of cooperation and coordination in ways that serve their common interests.
Regarding the situation in the region, both sides stressed the importance of dialogue and peaceful and diplomatic solutions to address problems and complexities.
The situation of the Kurds in Syria was another topic of the meeting. Nechirvan Barzani stressed the importance of protecting Kurdish rights and ensuring them in Syria’s constitution. He also expressed hope that Ahmed al-Sharaa would visit Baghdad and Erbil in the near future.
Several other issues of mutual interest were also discussed.
