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<p>The UK continues to enjoy a close relationship with the Kurdistan Regional Government
(KRG) in Iraq and to support economic and security reform. I reiterated our commitment
to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq when I spoke to KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani
on 8 January, and these messages were reaffirmed by the British Ambassador to Iraq
when he met the political leadership of the Kurdistan Region on 16 January. As part
of this support, we have contributed £16 million to a World Bank Trust Fund which
can provide technical assistance to both the Government of Iraq and the KRG to deliver
economic reforms. We are also supporting reform of the Kurdish Peshmerga reform including
through a British Army officer based in Erbil.</p>
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