ERBIL - Kurdish prominent leader and former President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, has congratulated Yezidis on their religious holidays known as Jamayi or Eda Hechiya.

"On the occasion of Jamayi Eid, I extend my congratulation to the Mir of Yezidis, the religious spiritual council of Yezidis, as well as all Yezidi brothers and sisters in Kurdistan and beyond," Barzani said in a statement.

Barzani, who is also the president of the leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), reaffirmed Kurdistan Region's commitment to preserving peaceful ethnic and religious coexistence in the region.

PM Masrour Barzani also sent a congratulatory message to the Yezidis, hoping that this occasion will bring peace and an end to the sufferings.

The Kurdish premier further hoped that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) would be able to provide more services for the Yezidis.

Moreover, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani also issued a statement to congratulate the religious minority and wished them a happy and peaceful time during the occasion.

He also reiterated that the Kurdistan Region would spare no efforts to find and rescue the remaining Yezidi abductees.

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