The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region met with the United Kingdom’s National Security Adviser and discussed the security situation, addressing irregular migration, steps to reactivate parliament, and the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s new cabinet.
Today, Monday, 19 October 2026, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, received Jonathan Powell, the United Kingdom’s National Security Adviser.
At the meeting, which was attended by the British ambassador to Iraq and the United Kingdom’s consul general in the Kurdistan Region, views were exchanged on the security and general situation in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and the wider region.
Both sides agreed on the need to preserve the security and stability of the Kurdistan Region and to develop bilateral relations, cooperation, and coordination between the Kurdistan Region and the United Kingdom, particularly to address irregular migration.
In another part of the discussions, efforts and talks to reactivate the Kurdistan Parliament and form the Kurdistan Regional Government’s new cabinet were discussed.
