Consul General Hussein Ali Saleh al-Fazala “delivered an invitation from His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Prime Minister of Qatar, to President Nechirvan Barzani to participate in the Doha Forum,” the Kurdistan Region Presidency said in a statement.
During the meeting, President Barzani thanked the Qatari diplomat for the invitation and “showed his willingness to participate in the forum,” which is scheduled for December 6 and 7, according to the Presidency statement. “He also emphasized the Kurdistan Region’s desire to enhance relations and expand joint cooperation with Qatar.”
Fazala also relayed Doha’s desire to strengthen ties with Erbil.
“Both sides highlighted the opportunities for Qatari business and investment in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region,” the statement added.
Last year, Qatar officially inaugurated its consulate in the Kurdistan Region’s capital of Erbil.
Qatar reopened its Baghdad embassy in 2015 after shutting it during the 1990s Gulf War when several regional and world powers suspended diplomatic relations over Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
In February, President Barzani met with Qatari Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where they discussed regional developments, bilateral ties, and the fate of Kurds in Syria.
