Wallander also signed a memorandum of understanding with the minister of peshmerga affairs in the Kurdistan region, describing the parameters by which the US will continue supporting Kurdish fighters against ISIS.
The assistant secretary also met with Iraqi Defense Minister Jumah Inad Sadun and other defense officials to talk about augmenting the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces and extending cooperation to combat new threats and increase interoperability.
In Irbil, Wallander met with the president of Iraq's Kurdistan region and commander in chief of the peshmerga Nechirvan Idris Barzani, as well as other Kurdish officials.
"For decades, we have worked together based on shared objectives and a common commitment to the mandate that all people deserve dignity, security and the right to seek a better future."
Celeste Wallander, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
"For decades, we have worked together based on shared objectives and a common commitment to the mandate that all people deserve dignity, security and the right to seek a better future," Wallander said during the signing ceremony for the memorandum. READ MORE
