ببالغ الحزن، أتقدم بأصدق التعازي إلى صاحب السمو الشيخ تميم بن حمد آل ثاني، وإلى الأسرة الحاكمة وحكومة وشعب دولة قطر الشقيق، بوفاة الأمير الوالد الشيخ حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني.
رحم الله الفقيد، وألهم أهله وذويه والشعب القطري جميل الصبر والسلوان.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, a true friend of the Kurdish people.
The Kurdish people never forget their friends. We will remember him with gratitude for his unwavering support and steadfast commitment to the Kurdish cause.
My sincere condolences to his family and the American people. May he rest in peace.
Today, I thanked Ambassador Patrick Durel of France and Consul General Albrecht von Wittke of Germany as they conclude their missions in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
I appreciate their friendship and partnership, and their efforts to strengthen our ties with France and Germany. I wish them every success in their future roles.
During my visit to Tirana, I met with Albania’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Infrastructure & Energy to discuss how we can build a stronger partnership between the Kurdistan Region and Albania.
We explored opportunities to work together on the digital transformation of the energy sector, expand cooperation in tourism and culture, and discussed the prospect of a direct flight between Slemani and Albania—bringing our people, businesses and institutions closer together.
We had a warm and productive meeting in Tirana with @ediramaal PM of Albania.
We discussed digitization, tourism, investment, and strengthening the political, economic, and cultural ties between Kurdistan and Albania.
As a nod to his style, we all wore white sneakers!
I was encouraged by Türkiye’s strong commitment to the peace process between Türkiye and the PKK in my meeting with Türkiye’s Foreign Minister @HakanFidan .
Darbaz Rasool and I reaffirmed the PUK’s full support to work with all sides to ensure its success.
We also discussed the changing regional dynamics, the new Iraqi government and steps to overcome obstacles to KRG government formation.