Andrew Beasley, the British Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, along with consulate diplomatic staff — Ms. Julia Howard, Political Affairs Officer for Conflict-Affected Areas, and Dr. Henar Marouf, Political Officer at the British Consulate General — visited the office of the media organization Draw Media in Sulaymaniyah.

The purpose of the visit was to discuss issues related to press freedom and the Iraqi parliamentary elections. During the meeting, Draw presented and shared with the Consul General and the consulate’s diplomatic staff its publications, research findings, and statistical data related to the elections — including the results of several surveys on voting patterns, party lists’ vote shares in previous elections, and predictions for the upcoming elections.