UPDATE - Turkish president meets counterpart from Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq

Meeting comes after Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Baghdad, where he met Iraqi leadership

UPDATES WITH TURKISH PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH OFFICIALS; CHANGES HEADLINE, LEDE

By Esra Tekin and Kaan Bozdogan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on late Monday met Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG) President Nechirvan Barzani and Prime Minister Masrour Berzani.

The closed-door inter-delegation meeting was held in Erbil.

The Turkish president also received Kurdistan Democratic Party's leader Masoud Barzani as part of the discussions.

Erdogan arrived in the KRG capital after a day-long visit to Baghdad where he held talks with Iraqi counterpart Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani.

He was welcomed by Nechirvan Barzani with an official ceremony at the Erbil airport.

“I look forward to receiving President Erdogan in Erbil and discussing pressing issues, including peace, stability and economic development,” he said on X earlier, adding that the visit "highlights the strong political, economic and security relations" between Iraq, Kurdish Regional Government and Türkiye.

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