In an effort to enhance cooperation and trade relations with the Kurdistan Region, the Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Mr Göran Hägglund, visited the region with a business delegation this week. During his visit, Sweden announced that it will upgrade its diplomatic presence from an honorary consulate to an Embassy Office. The visit […]
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Palestinian Authority Opens Consulate in Kurdistan
This week the Palestinian Authority became the 22nd country to establish a diplomatic representation in the Kurdistan Region. The Consulate General will be headed by Ambassador Nazmi Hazouri, and will join the other countries that have already established a strong presence in the region with Consulate Generals. Ambassador Hazouri, who arrived in the region in […]
Australia Plans Consulate in Basra
Australia is planning to open a consulate in the oil-rich province of Basra in order to boost Australian-Iraqi business relations in the area, according to a report from AKnews. Australia's Ambassador to Iraq, Lyndall Sachs (pictured), is currently visiting Basra to examine the possibilities for a consulate, as well as for an airline connection. "This […]
Sweden to Open Embassy Office in Erbil
The KRG’s Head of Foreign Relations in Erbil met Sweden’s Ambassador to Iraq, who announced that Sweden will upgrade its diplomatic presence in Kurdistan to an Embassy Office. The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir received H.E. Carl Magnus Nesser and his delegation. The ambassador said that the Swedish government has decided to […]
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New German Consul General Begins Mission in Erbil
Mr Rolf Ulrich, the new Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kurdistan Region, was received today by the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir. In welcoming Mr Ulrich to the Kurdistan Region, Minister Bakir assured him that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stands ready to extend […]
US Consulate General opens in Erbil
US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides yesterday opened the United States Consulate General in Erbil. He was joined at the ceremony by Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, Prime Minister Barham Salih, Speaker of Parliament Dr Kamal Kirkuki and other KRG and American senior officials. The solid relationship that the Kurdistan Region has maintained with […]
US Opens New Consulate in Basra
The United States opened a consulate Tuesday in Basra, the first such diplomatic presence in the southern Iraqi city in more than four decades; the last U.S. consulate in Basra closed in 1967. The new consulate comes days after the United States handed over three joint security stations in southern Iraq to Iraqi authorities as […]
Kuwait to Open Consulates in Erbil and Basra
Kuwait will open consulates in Erbil and Basra in the next few days in an effort to increase the country’s investment in the regions, the Kuwaiti Embassy in Baghdad said today. Kuwait's ambassador to Iraq Ali al-Muamman said: "Kuwait is working to expand diplomatic and economic relations with Iraq by opening consulates in various Iraqi […]
Former UK PM Opens British Consulate General in Erbil
Former British Prime Minister Sir John Major concluded a historic three-day visit to the Kurdistan Region in which he received a warm welcome from officials and the public and praise for the bold decision he took in 1991 that laid the foundations for the progress and achievements in Kurdistan today. During his visit, the former […]
Britain to Close Basra Consulate?
By Editor on 4th May 2011 in ‘Your Country’ – United Kingdom, Iraq Industry & Trade News, Iraq Oil & Gas News
As part of a dramatic restructuring of its embassies and consulates around the world, Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office will close its consulate in Basra, according to a report from The Independent. The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, is thought to have concluded that the high cost of providing security to the consulate is disproportionate to […]