Turkish foreign, defense ministers hold separate talks with KRG premier Barzani
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and National Defense Minister Yasar Guler held separate talks with Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Istanbul on Saturday, according to diplomatic sources, though specific agenda details were not immediately disclosed.
Diplomatic channels
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks with Masrour Barzani, prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government, in Istanbul on Saturday, diplomatic sources said, though the specific agenda remained undisclosed. No immediate details were provided regarding the substance of the discussions between the two officials.
Separately, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler also met with Barzani in Istanbul on the same day, the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on the social media platform NSosyal. The ministry released a photograph from the meeting but offered no further information regarding the topics addressed.
Ankara-Erbil ties
The consecutive ministerial meetings underscore the frequency of high-level contacts between Türkiye and the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government. Both engagements occurred in Istanbul on Saturday, with neither side disclosing the duration or specific outcomes of the sessions.
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