Brussels - As part of a diplomatic trip to different European countries, Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, will pay an official visit to Brussels on Tuesday 10 November.
President Barzani will meet Mr. Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Members of the European Parliament`s Foreign Affairs Committee, and other political representatives in the European Parliament. President Barzani’s program will start in the European Parliament, where he is invited for a public hearing with the Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday 10 November. Mr. Barzani share his views on current (political) developments in Iraq and will present Kurdistan Region’s position in light of the upcoming challenges. The hearing will be followed by a press conference, which is chaired by Mr. Fiorello Provera, Vice-chairmen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Later on Tuesday, President Barzani will meet Mr. Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. The meeting will be followed by a press conference. President Barzani’s Brussels visit aims to enhance EU - (Iraqi) Kurdistan relations, and exchange views with EU leaders and policymakers on current and future political developments in Iraq.
Last Wednesday Massoud Barzani was welcomed in Austria by the Austrian president Heinz Fischer. The Kurdish president left Iraqi Kurdistan on 2 November for visits to European countries (Photo: krg.org). © Rudaw
