Barzani in Austria for talks on bilateral relations

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The President of Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, has arrived in Austria on Thursday to carry out talks on bilateral relations, a Kurdistan Region’s Presidential statement reported.   “The Austrian President, Heinz Fischer, the Sincere Friend of the Kurdish People, has received the President of Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, at the Austrian Presidential Palace on Thursday evening,” the statement stressed.   It confirmed that “the meeting has covered the strengthening of relations between Iraq and Austria in general and Kurdistan and Austria in particular,” adding that “both sides have exchanged viewpoints on the regional and international issues, along with the recent developments in some of the states of the region.”   SKH (ST)