The President of the Kurdistan Region welcomed the British National Security Adviser and his accompanying delegation, and discussed military cooperation, relations between Erbil and Baghdad, and efforts to form a new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Before noon today, Monday 19 October 2026, Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, welcomed Jonathan Powell, the British National Security Adviser, and his accompanying delegation.
The meeting, attended by Irfan Siddiq, the British Ambassador to Iraq, addressed Britain’s relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, particularly in the security and military fields, as well as joint cooperation in combating terrorism and preserving peace and stability in Iraq and the region.
The internal situation in the Kurdistan Region and efforts to form a new Kurdistan Regional Government cabinet, relations between Erbil and Baghdad, the latest political and security developments in the region as a whole, along with diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions, were among the other topics discussed at the meeting, which was also attended by the British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region.
