On Sunday, July 20, 2025, His Excellency Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received Mr. Andrew Beasley, British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region and an accompanying delegation.
The meeting discussed the latest political and security developments in Iraq and the region، relations between Erbil and Baghdad، the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections، and further cooperation and development of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the Kurdistan Region.
During the meeting، the two sides stressed the need to continue and expand relations and agreed that the problems of Erbil and Baghdad should be resolved through dialogue and within the framework of the constitution، stressing that ISIS terrorists are still a threat to Iraq and the region in general، and in this regard they considered it necessary to work together and further coordinate between the coalition forces، the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army.
In another part of the meeting's discussions، which was attended by Colonel Chris Hamel، Military Advisor to the Coalition Forces for Peshmerga Reform، the reforms of the Ministry of Peshmerga and the steps to unify the Peshmerga within the framework of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs were discussed with great importance.