The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region received the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Iraq, and the meeting discussed activating parliament, forming a new cabinet and the need to set 14.14 percent of the 2027 budget for the Kurdistan Region.
Today, Wednesday, 21 October 2026, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, received Ambassador Steve Fagin, the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Iraq.
At the meeting, which was also attended by Gwendolyn (Wendy) Green, U.S. consul general in the Kurdistan Region, the two sides agreed on the need to further develop bilateral relations and the importance of maintaining security and stability in the Kurdistan Region.
The U.S. chargé d’affaires expressed his country’s commitment to continuing its support for the Kurdistan Region.
The Prime Minister, in turn, reiterated the Kurdistan Region’s thanks and appreciation for U.S. support.
The two sides stressed the need to activate the Kurdistan Parliament and form a new cabinet for the Kurdistan Regional Government.
In another part of the discussions, the Kurdistan Region’s fundamental rights and financial demands were addressed. The Prime Minister stressed that the Region’s share of the federal general budget for 2027 must be allocated fairly, based on a rate of 14.14 percent of the population of the Kurdistan Region.
