On Saturday, June 27, 2026, His Excellency Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received Mr. Endo Akira, Ambassador of Japan to Iraq, and an accompanying delegation.
During the meeting، the relations between Iraq and the Kurdistan Region with Japan were discussed along with the latest political and security developments in Iraq and the region، as well as the strengthening and development of relations، especially in the fields of infrastructure development، reconstruction، economy and trade.
The two sides agreed on the importance and necessity of unity among the political parties in the Kurdistan Region in order to overcome and resolve the issues that have been obstacles to the formation of the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
The latest developments in the region and the continuation of dialogue and understanding between Erbil and Baghdad to resolve the outstanding issues between them were another topic of the meeting.