ERBIL - Iraq's Youth and Sports Minister Ahmed al-Ubaidi has commended the efforts made by the Kurdish prominent leader and President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, to deepen the culture of coexistence in the country.

Barzani received the Iraqi minister in Erbil on Thursday, where both sides reaffirmed their support to the youths and athletes in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

The pair also shed light on the recent evolving situation in Iraq, including the weeks-long anti-government protests, on which Barzani and Ubaidi stressed on the need to meet the demands of the youths in the country.