On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, His Excellency Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received Mr. Steven Bittner, the U.S. Consul General in the Kurdistan Region and an accompanying delegation.
During the meeting، the United States' relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region، the latest developments and the political and security situation in the region، the process of reform and reorganization of the Peshmerga، and the resolution of problems between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Region were discussed.
During the meeting، the two sides considered it important to continue and develop relations between the United States and the Kurdistan Region in all fields، and agreed that the issues between Erbil and Baghdad should be resolved on the basis of dialogue and understanding within the framework of the constitution.
The reforms of the Peshmerga ministry and the acceleration of the Peshmerga integration process، changes and developments in Syria and the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Gaza were other topics of discussion.