The Executive Council of the Kurdistan Islamic Union sent a congratulatory message to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan on the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of the Union.

"We extend our warmest congratulations to you on the occasion of the forty-sixth anniversary," the council said in its letter to the Supreme Political Council, adding, "Through you, we extend our congratulations to all cadres and members of your party."

The statement pointed out that "the effects of the struggle of the Patriotic Union in the cities and mountains are clear".