Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, received Joey Hood, US assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.

During the meeting, they discussed the political situation in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, both sides presented their vision of the political process in Iraq and efforts to form the new Iraqi government.

Talabani emphasized that the Iraqi political parties should consider protecting the stability of Iraq in the process of forming the new Iraqi government, wishing that the winning parties in the elections would quickly reach a common understanding to form an effective government that can meet the level of ambition and hope of all components.

In another part of the meeting, both sides discussed bilateral relations between the United States of America and the Kurdistan Region, US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs stressed that the Kurdistan Region is an important ally of the United States of America, reiterating his country's support for the Kurdistan Region.

(PUKNOW/PUKmedia)