Bafel Jalal Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), met in Baghdad with General Joel Fowl, commander-in-chief of coalition forces in Iraq and Syria.
During the meeting, the security situation and the threats of terrorism in Iraq and the region were discussed, and emphasis was placed on expanding cooperation and joint work between the Peshmerga forces, Iraq and the coalition in order to face security challenges and maintain stability in the region.
President Bafel Jalal Talabani pointed to the importance and continuity of cooperation as a key factor in maintaining peace in the region, and said that the situation in the region requires that relations shall continue within the framework of the law and protection of the public interest, and that everyone should coordinate and cooperate together to confront terrorism and its threats.