On October 16, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited His Excellency Mr. Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, at his official residence in Erbil.
Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk, Kurdistan and Environs, Mor Timotheos Moussa Al-Shamani, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mor Matta Monastery, Mor Clemis Daniel Kourieh, Archbishop of Beirut, Mor Anthimos Jack Yacoub, Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem, Jordan and the Holy Land, Mor Yacoub Babawi, Patriarchal Vicar for Monks Affairs and the Administration of Mor Aphrem Theological Seminary in Maarat Saydnaya, Mor Augeen Al-Khoury Nemat, Patriarchal Secretary, Mor Youhanon Lahdo, Archbishop of Sweden and Scandinavia, and Rev. Fr. Joel Jacob, accompanied His Holiness during this visit.
During the meeting, His Holiness thanked His Excellency for the continuous support of the Kurdistan Regional Government to our Syriac Orthodox Church. They also discussed the current situation in the Middle East and fhe recent developments in the region.
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