By John Lee. Bulgaria has pledged to open an embassy in Iraq in January, according to a report from Novinite. In an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, senior Iraqi parlamentarian Humam Hamoudi said that Iraq and Bulgaria need to boost bilateral relations. He added: "Iraq is very interested in Bulgaria's experience in the health sector, […]
By John Lee. As part of a review of the United Kingdom's diplomatic engagement with Iraq, which included the announcement today that the country's consulate in Basra is to close, the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague (pictured), has announced increased resources for the embassy in Baghdad and the consulate […]
By John Lee. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hoshyar Zebari, inaugurated the new Iraqi Consulate General in Frankfurt on Wednesday. Present at the ceremony were; Representative of Hessen Province Premier, Rudolf Chris, the Iraqi Ambassador in Berlin, Representative of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Iraq's File Manager, Accredited Consul Generals in Frankfurt, and prominent […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hoshyar Zebari, inaugurated the new Iraqi Embassy building in the French capital, Paris, on Thursday following refurbishment work on the building. Present at the ceremony were; Iraqi Prime Minister's Counselor, Dr. Fadhil Mohammed Jawad, Minister Delegate for the French Foreign Ministry for Development Affairs, Pascal Canfin, Representative […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zebari has re-opened the Iraqi Embassy in London on Tuesday following renovations. He raised the Iraqi flag and cut the ribbon at a ceremony accompanied by Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Minister of State for British Near Eastern Affairs, Baroness Emma […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government's Head of Foreign Relations officially opened a new Representation Office in Vienna on Saturday, making it the 13th KRG representation office abroad. At the same time, Austria's Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister announced that Austria also plans to open a representation office in Erbil as well. Minister Falah Mustafa opened the […]
China's Commercial Attache in Iraq, Wang Shi Tong [Wang Xi Tong], has said that Beijing will open a consulate office in its Baghdad embassy to facilitate Iraqis applying for visas to enter China. The office will be opened at the end of 2012. According to the report from AIN, he added that the Chinese consultancy […]
Relations between Thailand and Iraq have gradually improved, and the two countries are preparing to re-open embassies in Bangkok and Baghdad. According to a report from MCOT, the Iraqi ambassador to Thailand, Dr Amal Mussa Hussain Ali Al-Rubaye, who is based in Kuala Lumpur, paid a courtesy call on Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at […]
Bulgaria plans to reopen its embassy in Baghdad and open a new consulate in Erbil this year, according to AKnews. The announcement was made during a meeting between Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov during a recent trip to Bulgaria. Bulgaria's embassy in Baghdad was closed in 2003. In a […]
Brazil is to re-open its embassy in Baghdad this month 21 years after it was closed, Agencia Brasil, the Brazilian official news agency, reported on Tuesday. The country closed its embassy in Iraq in 1991 following the Iraq-Kuwait conflict, which put the diplomats in that country under risks. Even though for a long time there […]
