The president of Iraq’s northern Kurdish region has been wrapping up a visit to America – his first in almost three years. <br /><br /> Massoud Barzani has met officials, including US President Barack Obama. <br /><br /> He has stressed that Kurds have no immediate plans to break away from the central government of Baghdad.<br /><br /> “At the present time, I don’t think it’s in America’s interest or Iraq’s interest or I would argue even in the Kurdish interest to have an independent Kurdistan,” said Paul Bremer, former head of the US-led civilian administration in Iraq. <br /><br /> “I think there are enough moving parts in the region right now that, as the president suggested, this is something that probably has to wait.”<br /><br /> The fight against ISIL militants in Iraq has also been on Barzani’s agenda.<br /><br /> Speaking from Washington, euronews correspondent Stefan Grobe said: “President Barzani was hosted in Washington as a very successful ally in the fight against ISIL. <br /><br /> “Although the White House remains unsupportive of Kurdish
