Bafel Jalal Talabani, president of the PUK (left), and Germany’s deputy chief mission in Iraq Philipp Holzapfel (right) in Erbil on September 7, 2022.
photo: KurdSat English
Bafel Jalal Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), received Philipp Holzapfel, Germany’s deputy chief mission in Iraq, and Sven Mossler, Deputy Consul General of Germany in the Kurdistan Region.
Shalaw Kosrat Rasul, and Saadi Ahmad Pira, accompanied president Bafel in the meeting. The guest delegation congratulated Bafel Jalal Talabani on his election as the president of the PUK, and wished him success in this historic task.
The meeting discussed the political situation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. President Bafel pointed out the latest political developments and said that the unity and common vision of the Kurdish forces in Baghdad is an important need of the time that guarantee the protection of legal and constitutional rights of the Kurdish people.
The Kurds can play a stronger role in Baghdad and we as the Kurdistan National Union (KNU) continue our efforts for this lofty goal, President Bafel Jalal Talabani added.
The meeting also emphasized the improving ties between the two countries, especially in terms of trade, and President Bafel said that we encourage German investors to come to Kurdistan and invest their capital.
Foreign investors poruing their capital into the region would strengthen the economic infrastructure and President Bafel Jalal Talabani promised his support for such efforts.