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Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his accompanying delegation met European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, on January 20, 2014, at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. The two sides reviewed the development programs in Iraq, particularly the assistance provided by the EU in this area and the national development plan for the years […]
Around €75 million of development support will be made available to Iraq during the period 2014 – 2020, has today announced European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs (pictured), during a meeting with the Iraqi delegation led by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. The three proposed main areas of cooperation are: Rule of Law and Human Rights, […]
The Head of the Swedish Embassy’s Section Office in Erbil, Jessica Svärdström, who is also the Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, met with the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign (DFR), Minister Falah Mustafa and the Assistant Head of the DFR, Siham Jabali, to discuss relations and matters of […]
By Bassem Francis for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Nineveh Governor Athil al-Nujaifi (pictured) warned about the repercussions of the clashes between the army and the security services on the one hand and the Iraqi Sunnis in the province of Nineveh […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his accompanying delegation arrived the State of Kuwait on January 14, 2014. They were greeted at the airport, by the head of the Arab Ambassador Hamid Failkawi and the Iraqi Ambassador in Kuwait Mr. Mohammed Bahr al-Ulum and Kuwaiti Ambassador in Iraq, Mr. Ghassan Al-Zawawi. The delegation will be headed […]
Mr. Dara Jalil Khayat, the president of Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recently received Mr. Radvan Coksoz, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Gaziantep in Turkey, along with members of the board of directors. The sides talked about ways to strengthen trade relations between the two cities. Mr. Coksoz announced in […]
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Brett McGurk completed a visit on Saturday to Baghdad where he met with national and local leaders from across the political spectrum to discuss the security situation in western Iraq. McGurk's itinerary included meetings with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Speaker Osama Nujaifi, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Deputy Prime […]
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, today hosted the foreign diplomats and representatives from international organizations based in the Kurdistan Region in order to discuss the latest political and economic developments in Kurdistan as well as in Iraq as a whole. At the outset of the meeting, the Head of the KRG Department […]
The Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, met with Alfred Bratanek, Deputy Head of Mission in the Austrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan along with a joint delegation from the Austrian and Slovenien Foreign ministries, to discuss the opening of a new visa center in Erbil. The Assistant Head of the […]
By John Lee. Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) plans to open an office in Iraqi Kurdistan during the first quarter of 2014. Hamad Buamim (pictured), DCCI president and CEO, told Gulf Business: “Kurdistan is a market that is experiencing considerable growth ... “Iraq as a whole, given its rebuilding efforts, has significant potential […]
By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Danae Fer, on January 9th. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the political and security situation in the region, issues of common interest and official visits of officials and delegations between the two countries. The Ambassador stressed […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation is delighted to announce a seminar for a visiting Erbil Trade and Investment Delegation to the UK, led by Ms Nawroz Mawlood, the Head of Erbil Branch of the Board of Investment, on 21st January 2014 from 2.30pm to 5pm at the Middle East Association, 33 Bury Street, London […]
