The German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has arrived in the Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil for meetings with senior Kurdish officials.
During her stay, the minister will also pay a visit to the German forces, based in Erbil for the purpose of giving military training and advice to the Peshmerga forces.
Earlier the day, Kramp-Karrenbauer arrived in Baghdad, where she met with Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.