Barzani Underlines Importance of Holding Elections in Kurdistan

President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani pays his respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, following her death, during her lying in state at Westminster Hall, in Westminster Palace, in London, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP)

President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani underscored the need to hold parliamentary elections later this year.

Taking part in the Munich Security Conference, he said that when he returns home, he will kick off a series of meetings with political parties in the buildup to the polls.