Iraqi Kurdistan PM in Moscow for talks on May 9

LONDON – The prime minister of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will hold high-level talks in Moscow on Wednesday with Russian officials, a Kurdistan regional government official said on Tuesday.

Nechirvan Barzani will travel to Moscow at the request of Rosneft chief Igor Sechin, the official said.

Rosneft is a major investor in Iraqi Kurdistan and controls its oil pipelines.