Vatican Praises Climate of Tolerance and Coexistence in the Kurdistan Region
ARK News.. Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met on Saturday, February 14, 2026, with Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest regional developments and the situation of religious and ethnic communities. President Barzani reaffirmed the Kurdistan Region’s commitment to safeguarding the rights of all components and promoting a culture of coexistence.
For his part, Gallagher praised the atmosphere of tolerance and peaceful coexistence in the Kurdistan Region and expressed the Holy See’s support for security and stability in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
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