We extend our sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mr. Masoud Barzani, and his esteemed family on the death of his elder brother, the late, God willing, Abdul Wahid Ibrahim Sheikh Abdul Salam Barzani, asking God Almighty to envelop the deceased in His vast mercy, grant him a place in His spacious Paradise, and inspire his family and relatives with patience and solace.

Indeed, we belong to God and to Him we shall return.