According to NRT Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani welcomed the French top official upon his arrival at the airport.

They are planned to discuss latest the developments of the Region and ways of increasing bilateral ties between the Kurdish region and France, according to several sources.

In an embarrassment for Iraqi officials, while he was on the ground in the city, a detailed copy of Le Drian's itinerary leaked onto social media.

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