Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani made a phone call to His Holiness Mar Awa III, on his election as the new Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East.
The President reiterated his support for religious freedom, tolerance, coexistence and mutual respect among all communities and commended the religious communities’ contributions to strengthening the culture of tolerance in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. The President wished His Holiness the Patriarch success in his mission.
Patriarch Mar Awa III thanked President Nechirvan Barzani and underlined the importance of the role of the President in supporting coexistence and safeguarding liberties in the Kurdistan Region.