On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, His Excellency Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received Lieutenant Colonel Niccolò Cattaneo, Military Commander of the Italian Coalition Force.
During the meeting، they discussed Italy's relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region، the political and security situation in the region، the dangers of Daesh and the fight against the remnants of terrorism، as well as the continued training of Italian military teams with the Peshmerga.
The two sides stressed the need to continue and develop relations between Italy and the Kurdistan Region and reiterated their desire to strengthen relations and joint work between them، and agreed that Daesh and the remnants of terrorism pose a serious threat to the region.
For his part، the Vice-President thanked the Kurdistan Region for its military and humanitarian assistance to the Kurdistan Region، especially in the field of training the Peshmerga Forces.