Obama stresses US support to Kurdistan

(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) United States President Barack Obama stressed the continued commitment of his country to the historic relationship it shares with the people and government of the Kurdistan region in Iraq.

The US president made his remarks at a meeting with the President of Iraq's Autonomous Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani, the White House said in a statement.

Obama praised the Kurdish Peshmerga campaign against the Daesh terrorist gang and emphasized his support for an Iraq that adheres to its constitution, the statement said.

"The United States is committed to our close and historic relationship with Kurdistan and the Kurdish people in the context of our strategic partnership with a federal, democratic, and unified Iraq," the White House said.

Barzani appreciated the United States' significant military support for the Peshmerga, in coordination with the Iraqi government, the statement added.

Barzani's last visit to Washington was on April 2012.