Ankara, Turkey, (gov.krd) - Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on Thursday received a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.

The two sides discussed the relations between Kurdistan Region and Turkey, stressing the need to further develop and strengthen bilateral relations, particularly in the fields of energy and trade.

The war against the so called Islamic State terrorist organisation, known as ISIS, the role of Kurdistan Region Peshmerga Forces and relations between Erbil and Baghdad, were also discussed in the meeting.

Prime Minister Barzani was accompanied by KRG Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani, Minister of Natural Resources, Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Planning, Ali Sindi and Minister of Finance and Economy, Rebaz Muhammad.