Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Washington on Monday amid rising tension in Iraq over calls for the removal of US anti-ISIS coalition troops.
“The United States has a long partnership with the … Kurdistan Regional Government,” Mr Blinken said before the meeting.
“And it’s a partnership that is cemented first and foremost in shared values, shared interests and also a shared history of sacrifice together.”
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