The #MEPS19 Forum at the American University of Kurdistan - Duhok continues for the second day with keynote speeches from @IKRPresident Nechirvan Barzani and Kurdistan Region Prime Minister @masrour_barzani. Follow Kurdistan 24 for live updates. #TwitterKurds 
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani #HappeningNow: @IKRPresident delivers a speech during the second day of the #MEPS19 Forum at the American University of Kurdistan - Duhok. #TwitterKurds
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@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani .@IKRPresident says #ISIS is still present in the region and poses a threat to the entire world through its ideology as well as attacks. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani .@IKRPresident Nechirvan Barzani highlights the peace and security in the Kurdistan Region, adding the KRG's strategy is to spread that "stability and prosperity" to the entire region. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani President Nechirvan Barzani notes that protests in Iraq and the Middle East are due to a lack of services, stating that the Kurdistan Region has offered to help Baghdad bring back stability and security. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani .@IKRPresident underlines that the instability and insecurity in the Middle East affects the entire world and have become a threat to international peace. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani According to @IKRPresident Nechirvan Barzani, resolving the "Kurdish question" is key to finding peace and stability in the Middle East. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani #HappeningNow: Kurdistan Region Prime Minister @masrour_barzani participates in a panel during the #MEPS19 Forum at the American University of Kurdistan - Duhok. #TwitterKurds
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani Assistance for the Kurdistan Region, which is sheltering over one million displaced persons and refugees, is a "moral responsibility" for the international community, @masrour_barzani says. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@IKRPresident @masrour_barzani .@masrour_barzani: #ISIS is not defeated. The terror group is not just a “caliphate,” it is an ideology. ISIS lost territory, but as an ideology it is not defeated. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
Military operations not enough to beat #ISIS, you have to look at the root causes that led to the rise of extremist terrorism. When there is a lack of security, that’s when terrorism flourishes, @masrour_barzani states. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani On #IraqProtests, @masrour_barzani says protestors have the right to be frustrated and raise their concerns, adding the Kurdistan Region supports the peaceful demands of Iraqi people. "They deserve a better life." #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani .@masrour_barzani says current demonstrations in Iraq are an accumulation of the problems in the country that have been ongoing for years. “I hope that the situation can improve.” #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani Many of the articles in Iraqi Constitution were abandoned or ignored, and successive administrations mainly supported articles which backed centralization of the country, @masrour_barzani says, describing it as “a bad move, which allowed external actors to intervene.” #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani .@masrour_barzani: We are proud to say Kurdistan is a land of tolerance and coexistence. We have proven that. We respect human rights. We respect all religions. We have always rejected violence. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
"The rest of the world knows that Kurdistan is a land of peace and tolerance," @masrour_barzani states. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani .@masrour_barzani: We have always seen ourselves as allies of the US and other western nations. We share the same values, including human rights and women’s rights. We have been involved in the Global Coalition against #ISIS. We hope our allies see us as the same. #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani "Good governance is the key. I have made it clear that the government should serve the people. This is the core message and agenda of this new [KRG] cabinet," @masrour_barzani says. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani .@masrour_barzani: The Kurdistan Region is always ready to play a constructive role in the region. We support stability, and don’t want more conflict in the region. I believe everybody benefits from peaceful dialogue. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani "We will combat terrorism whether we have allies or not because we believe fundamentalism, terrorism, and extremism does not have a place in our society," @masrour_barzani says. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
@masrour_barzani .@masrour_barzani: We have never been against strong relations with central government in Baghdad. Whenever Baghdad is ready to have strong ties with the KRG, we are always ready to do it. #TwitterKurds #MEPS19
