According to Kurdpress, Kurdistan Regional President Nechirvan Barzani and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara met on the sidelines of the Antalya meeting.

This meeting was held this morning (Friday, April 17, 2026) in Antalya, Türkiye.

The President of the Kurdistan Region announced in his user account on the X social network: "I praised the continuous efforts of President al-Shar'a to stabilize stability in Syria and his significant progress in implementing the agreement with the SDF."

He added: "We discussed strengthening relations between Iraq, the Kurdistan Region and Syria to advance common security and economic goals."

The Antalya meeting is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye. This year's session titled "Managing Uncertainties in Tomorrow's Roadmap" is being held and will continue from April 17 to 19, 2026.