ERBIL — United Nations envoys send congratulations to Nechirvan Barzani on his election as the new president of Kurdistan Region.

“Congratulations to my good friend Nechirvan Barzani on being elected KRG President,” said Nickolay Mladenov, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.

He described Barzani as “a staunch voice of reason, moderation and progress for the Kurdish people and Iraq.”

“The Middle East needs a new generation of leaders like Nechirvan Barzani.”

UN Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert also sent congratulations to the new president of Kurdistan Region, saying that the UN in Iraq looks forward to working closely with Barzani.

Nechirvan Barzani, the current prime minister of Kurdistan Region, was elected President on Tuesday during a parliamentary vote where he received 68 votes from 81 present lawmakers.

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