Barazani, Qatar emir take up developments in Iraq

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Massoud al-Barazani, on Sunday discussed with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, the recent developments in Iraq, the Qatari news agency (QANA) said. According to QANA, the meeting was attended by Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Atiya, the deputy premier and the minister of energy and industry; Sheikh Abdelrahman Bin Saud al-Thani, the chief of the Emiri diwan; Khaled Bin Mohammed al-Atiya, the minister of state for international cooperation; Sheikha Hind Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, the emir’s office director; Saad Bin Mohammed al-Ramihi, the emir’s secretary; and Ambassador Ibrahim Abdelaziz al-Sahlawi, the head of the Arab affairs department in the Foreign Ministry. On February 3, a delegation from the Kurdistan region, headed by President Barazani, left Arbil for Kuwait on a Gulf tour that also included Qatar. SS (P) 1