On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, His Excellency Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received Mr. Colonel Thorsten Picha, German Military Advisor to the International Coalition against Daesh.
During the meeting، the two sides stressed the development and continuation of relations between Germany and the Kurdistan Region on the basis of common interests، as well as the threats posed by Daesh to the region and the importance of continued German military assistance within the framework of the international coalition for the Peshmerga.
The political and security situation in Iraq، the latest developments in the Middle East and its implications for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region، along with the process of reform and reunification of the Peshmerga، were the main topics of the meeting.