The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani praised Iran for supporting the Iraqis against the terrorist groups operating in the country.

The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani praised Iran for supporting the Iraqis against the terrorist groups.

As received Iran’s visiting Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani in Erbil on Friday, Barzani said Iran’s support to Iraq is constant.

““Iran stood by the Iraqi government and nation in a difficult situation when the ISIL terrorist group was threatening (the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan region) Erbil and (the Iraqi capital) Baghdad, and this measure is worthy of appreciation,” Barzani told Larijani in the meeting.

The Kurdish leader also said that Iran and Kurdistan have good relations, “which will be expanded in the future.”

For his part, Larijani described the current situation in the Middle East as sensitive and serious, calling on all regional governments to “feel responsible” in this regard.

Larijani, who arrived in Iraq early on Tuesday on the last leg of a regional three-country tour, also met with some other top officials, including Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, former Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, and Deputy Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Barham Salih.

The ISIL terrorist group controls some parts of Syria and Iraq. The Takfiris have engaged in crimes against humanity in the areas under their control.