On Tuesday, 18/08/2026, the Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, Mr. Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, received Mr. Irfan Siddique, British Ambassador to Iraq, and Ms. Holly Weir, the new British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region.
During the meeting، the Vice-President congratulated Mrs. Holly Weir on her inauguration as the new Consul General of the United Kingdom in the Kurdistan Region and expressed his support for her success in her mission.
For her part، Mrs. Hollyware expressed her pleasure at her appointment as the British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region and stressed the continuation of her country's diplomatic relations with the Kurdistan Region on the basis of common interests.
The political and security situation in Iraq، the latest developments in the Middle East and their implications for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region along with the process of reform and reintegration of the Peshmerga were the main topics of the meeting.