After a meeting with Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in Paris, Macron told a news conference he was convinced a "constructive dialogue" could lead to lifting restrictions on the Kurdish region.

French President Emmanuel Macron (R), Kurdish region's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Iraqi Kurdistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani (L) attend a press conference at the Elysee Palace following a meeting in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday for dialogue in Iraq between the central government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) within the framework of the Iraqi constitution.