The Turkish President pledged to support the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in their fight against Islamic State militants, reports the International Business Times.
Tayyip Erdogan met with the Kurdistan Region Prime Minister at the sideliners of the World Economic Forum meeting in Istanbul.
A statement released by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said,
"The two sides talked in detail about the events and the latest developments in Iraq, the Kurdistan Region, [and other affected regions], and highlighted in particular the events after the terrorist attacks by the Islamic State (IS) on the province of Mosul and in Tikrit, and then on the Kurdistan Region. President Erdogan emphasised on enhancing Turkey's relations with the Kurdistan Region and reiterated Turkey's commitment to these relationships and agreements with the Kurdistan Region in all areas.”
Though Turkey has been reluctant to join the US-led coalition to tackle the Islamic State militants, it has continued to reiterate its support to the Kurdistan Regional Government in tackling the threats.
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