President Masoud Barzani in meeting with France's Ambassador to Iraq Eric Chevallier, in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Dec. They also praised the friendship and the historic relations between the two nations. President Barzani and Ambassador Chevalier also exchanged views about the post-election political situation in Iraq and the challenges involved in forming the next Iraqi government. Read More: France reiterates support for Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS

The French diplomat also expressed France’s condolences to the families of the victims of these attacks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the remarks at a regular press conference. ISIS attacks over the past week have left scores of Kurdish Peshmerga and civilians dead. BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) - China on Thursday expressed concern on the deterioration of the security situation in Iraq and called for support for Iraqs reconstruction and anti-terrorism efforts. ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - France’s Ambassador to Iraq, Eric Chevalier, warned on Monday that the recent ISIS attacks prove the group is still a threat during a meeting with Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) President Masoud Barzani.īarzani and Chevalier agreed that greater cooperation between the Peshmerga, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and the Coalition forces, is needed to combat this active threat.

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