Kurdistan's diplomatic relations

[alan131210]

Few of them they belong to presidency and one for PM.

[RawandKurdistani]

Notice the Kurdish flag on the airplane, no Iraqi flag to accompany it .

How many airplanes do we have?

I noticed that too I wonder what else KRG is keeping secretly

[alan131210]

http://pukmedia.co/kurdish/index.php/هەواڵ/هه%E2%80%8Cرێمی-كوردستان/13752-ئیسپانیا-كونسوڵخانەی-خۆی-لە-هەرێمی-كوردستان-دەكاتەوە

[alan131210]

Use google translator
http://ciwanekurd.net/index.php/2011-12 ... 6-08-55-32

[alan131210]

http://www.civilmag.com/?p=4062

[alan131210]

Shafaq News / The Romanian Foreign Minister, Titus Kurlatin opened on Monday the Romanian Consulate in Kurdistan region, declaring that they have decided to give visa to the citizens of the region through this consulate to attract tourism in Bucharest.

Both the Romanian Foreign Minister , Titus Kurlatin and Fuad Hussein, the President of the Office of the Presidency of Kurdistan Region as well as , Karim Sinjari the Interior Minister in the provincial government and a number of representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in the region participated in the opening ceremony of the Romanian consulate in Erbil.

The Romanian Foreign Minister said in an interview with reporters, including "Shafaq News" reporter that "The opening of this consulate will have good results for Romanian and Kurdish traders and businessmen to increase the commercial exchange ".

“This consulate will also contribute to open the way for the tourists from Kurdistan Region to go to Romania."

He also announced that they will grant a visa from the consulate to the citizens of Kurdistan.

For his part, Fuad Hussein, the President of the Office of the Presidency of Kurdistan Region said that "the relations between Romania and Kurdistan region will expand in the ​​trade and economy area, as well as in the tourism field, because the Romanian consulate decided to give visas for the citizens and this will facilitate the travel of tourists."

[alan131210]

President Masoud Barzani today welcomed a delegation of American Christian leaders headed by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C, to discuss the situation of Christians in Kurdistan and in Iraq.

Cardinal McCarrick said they are in Kurdistan to see for themselves the situation of Christians, specially whose who have fled violence from other parts of Iraq, and more recently from Syria, and who now have found refuge in Kurdistan.

He praised President Barzani personally and the KRG for the support and protection they have afforded to the Christians and added that they have seen it firsthand how generous and hospitable the KRG has been toward Christians.

President Barzani said that the KRG has the responsibility to support and protect all Kurdistan Region citizens, regardless of their religious or ethnic backgrounds. He reassured the visiting delegation that the KRG will not allow any kind of discrimination against the Christian community and highlighted the tolerance and peaceful co-existence of different religious and ethnic communities that the Kurdistan Region is historically known for.

[alan131210]

Barzani: Kurdistan markets are open for all friendly countries

Massoud Barzani President of Kurdistan Region stressed in his meeting with the Iranian Vice President Ali Saeedlou, that Kurdistan markets are open for all the friendly countries and investment companies to expand trading with the Region.

Barzani received Saeedlou and his accompanied delegation of Iranian businessmen, in Salahaddin resort in Erbil, on Monday; Deputy Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government Emad Ahmad attended the meeting where they discussed expanding the bilateral relations between the two sides.

Barzani stressed that Kurdistan Region is rich with natural resources and wealth which needs to be invested to serve Kurdistan’s people.

Saeedlou expressed his country willingness to expand the bilateral relations with Kurdistan Region in order to serve the two sides’ higher interests.

[zaxo10]

How many countries have consulates in Hawler?

[Aslan]

Kurdistan Region and South Korea reiterate broadening relations

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (KRG.org) - Minister Falah Mustafa, the KRG's Head of Foreign Relations, yesterday met with Mr Tae-In Chung, the Deputy Director General for the African and Middle Eastern Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South Korea to discuss bilateral ties.

Both sides discussed areas of cooperation in political, economic, and cultural fields between Kurdistan Region and South Korea.

Mr Chung commended the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for the strong economic and political developments in the Kurdistan Region. “I see great potential for development and expect a bright future for the Kurdistan Region” he said. “There is a special relationship between the Kurdistan Region and South Korea and we value this relationship. This relationship is not exclusively between politicians of the two sides but it is a people-to-people relation as well,” he added.

Minister Mustafa thanked Mr Chung for his visit to Erbil and reiterated the KRG’s willingness to strengthen and deepen bilateral relations with South Korea. “We are proud to have South Korea as a partner and we are eager to learn from your country’s successful experience in further developing our economic system and building our institutions,” he said.

Furthermore, Minister Mustafa highlighted the importance of cultural and educational relations and said that he hoped to see these areas strengthened. Minister Mustafa also referred to the constructive work undertaken by the Korean military’s Zaytun Division, which was stationed in Kurdistan from 2004 to 2008, and by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Both helped to establish cultural bonds between the people of Kurdistan Region and South Korea. Both sides also touched upon the current tension in Iraq and agreed on the need to resort to dialogue to resolve the tension.

Minister Mustafa said that the Kurdish leadership has played a crucial role in building the new Iraq but unfortunately the political process is not going on the right direction. “Conflict is not in the interest of either side, however the days of authoritarianism are over and we will not accept a return to dictatorship,” he added.

Mr Chung thanked Minister Mustafa for his support for the Korean Consulate General and Korean companies operating in the Kurdistan Region.

The meeting was also attended by Mr Lee Young Keun, the acting Consul General of South Korea.