(1.12.2017) Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani upon an official invitation by French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Paris on Friday to address Erbil-Baghdad relations and Iraq’s situation as a whole.

“Barzani and Macron are scheduled to meet on Saturday in Elysee Palace in Paris where they will generally be addressing Iraq’s situation and Erbil-Baghdad relations as well as France and the Kurdistan Region’s ties.” read a statement issued by the KRG, adding the visit was from an official invitation by Macron.