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By John Lee. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received on October 23, 2013 Mr. Quiermo Martins, Deputy Head of the European Union Mission in Iraq, the Ambassador of France, Mr. Denis Gauer; the British Ambassador, Mr. Simon Coles; and the Ambassador of Germany, Mrs. Bertha Wagner. During the meeting, they discussed the latest regional […]
In a visit organised by the Kurdistan Student Union (KSU), Minister Falah Mustafa received a large group of German students and teachers from leading universities and institutes. This is part of a broader initiative by KSU in encouraging exchange of visits and to promote discussions and research about the history, cultural and progress of the […]
By John Lee. The German company Gebr Pfeiffer has received another order from China-based Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction Co Ltd for a cement raw material grinding mill in Sulaymaniya. According to a report from Global Cement, the "MPS 5000 B" vertical roller mill has a capacity of 500tph at a product fineness of 10 per cent […]
The new German Consul General in Erbil, Mr Alfred Simms-Protz, met with Minister Falah Mustafa as part of his introductory and courtesy calls on senior KRG officials. Mr. Simms-Protz previously served as Head of Diplomatic Security at the German Foreign Office in Berlin. Speaking about the growing relationship with Germany, Minister Mustafa said: I hope […]
President Masoud Barzani welcomed a German delegation headed by Mr. Nils Schmid, deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy for the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in his office in Salahadin. Mr. Schmid and the accompanying delegation expressed their support for the Kurdistan Region and were impressed with the amount of development and progress here. […]
Iraqi press sources claim that the Ministry of Electricity has ceased dealings with the German company Siemens and all its subsidiaries, due to the company not fulfilling its contracts. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Electricity, Musab al-Mudaris, reportedly said that Minister Kareem Aftan gave the instruction during a meeting with the South Korean company Hyundai […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Undersecretary for Policy Planning and Bilateral Relations, Labeed Abbawi, has met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Rita Wagner. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the political situation in Iraq and relations between the two friendly countries. Wagner also touched upon the issue of the detention of […]
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you for inviting me to address this important forum on energy and foreign policy. We in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have a great respect for Germany, one of the world’s most successful and established federal democracies. Ten years ago, the US and its allies removed Saddam Hussein from […]
By John Lee. AUMA, the German-based manufacturer of electric actuators, actuator controls and valve gearboxes for the oil and gas industry, has won a $2-million order to supply more than 400-explosion proof actuators and gearboxes in Iraq. Working together with the Ministry of Oil's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), the company will supply actuators […]
By John Lee. Germany's largest company and the world's leading business software company has announced it is ramping up operations in Iraq, according to Gulf Daily News. The managing director of SAP Middle East North Africa, Sam Alkharrat (pictured), told the newspaper: "Iraq is an exciting market for SAP ... This is a country where IT […]
Germany’s Federal Minister of Transport, Building, and Urban Development, Peter Ramsauer, led a business delegation to Erbil to meet Kurdistan Regional Government officials and participate in the first Germany-Kurdistan Region economic forum. The German delegation met Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, who thanked them for their willingness to be part of the Kurdistan Region’s development process. […]
By John Lee. An Iraqi lawsuit accusing more than 90 companies of conspiring with Saddam Hussein's regime to frustrate the United Nations' program, and depriving Iraqis of roughly $10 billion of essential aid, has been dismissed by a court in New York. Reuters reports that U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said the government of Iraq […]
