As part of intensive political efforts to end the deadlock, Prime Minister-designate Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi held extensive talks on Saturday (May 2, 2026) with the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, in Erbil. The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in an official release that Al-Zaidi, who arrived in Erbil accompanied by a leading delegation from the Coordination Framework, reviewed with Barzani the trajectories of ongoing dialogues among political forces to overcome obstacles to forming the new government. The meeting also addressed joint relations between Baghdad and Erbil, with mutual emphasis on the importance of combining efforts to ensure the birth of a national government that meets the people's aspirations and supports the foundations of stability across the country.