Students on the Kurdistan Regional Government’s scholarship programme in the UK last week made presentations about their academic research and heard about the support that the KRG UK Representation provides to students at a seminar hosted by the Kurdistan Medical and Scientific Federation. The KMSF hosted the event at Aston University in Birmingham in what […]
President Masoud Barzani welcomed US Ambassador James Jeffrey on Sunday for a farewell visit to the Region as he concludes his term in Iraq. Ambassador Jeffrey thanked President Barzani and the Kurdistan Regional Government for their important role during his two year posting in Iraq. “I thank you for your support and cooperation. Under your […]
The Deputy Marshal of Poland’s Wielpolska Province, Leszek Wojtasiak, and the Republic of Poland’s Ambassador to Iraq, Stanislaw Smolen, led a delegation of government, business and university representatives on a visit to both Erbil and Suleimaniah last week in order to explore opportunities for cooperation in the civil, economic and educational sectors. The Head of […]
Speech by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, at the STEAM Conference, Saad Palace Conference Centre, Erbil, 20th May 2012. Good morning and welcome to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. I would like to welcome His Excellency Taner Yildiz, the Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, Mr Madhat Balkan, Chairman of the STEAM organization, […]
Microsoft and the KRG Department of Information Technology last week hosted the 2nd annual Imagine Cup 2012 - Kurdistan competition in Erbil. The competition is a global endeavor organized by Microsoft to spur students’ creativity in order to help solve the world’s toughest problems through technology. This year’s winning team, Mirage Tech, devised a software […]
Iraq has warned Turkey against following through with a deal to build new pipelines carrying oil and gas from Iraqi Kurdistan, reports International Business Times. Turkey signed the pipeline deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government on Sunday, bypassing the central government in Baghdad. The BBC quotes Ali al-Moussawi, an adviser to Iraq's president, as saying, […]
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani at a major energy conference in Erbil yesterday said that Kurdistan’s relations with Turkey in the energy sector have entered a new phase. He expressed his optimism that after his recent visit to Turkey, more political will and understanding will lead to stronger economic relations. In his speech at the energy […]
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Kurdistan’s chambers of commerce held the first Romanian-Kurdish economic forum in Erbil this week, hosting many Romanian and Kurdish companies. The Romanian businesses were part of a trade delegation that, accompanied by Romania’s Ambassador to Iraq, Jacob Prada, is visiting all three governorates of the Kurdistan Region this week. Dara Jalil Khayat, the Chairman of […]
Pathfinder Trade & Invest (PTi) invite you to attend a Kurdistan Business Seminar kindly sponsored by DLA Piper UK LLP at their offices situated at 3 Noble Street, London EC2V 7EE, on 28th May 2012 from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. Whilst many events in the Middle East have cast a shadow over the region, […]
A large delegation of US Congressional staff visited the Kurdistan Region last week to meet with government officials, local businesses and schools, and to get a first hand view of how US-KRG relations can be further developed and improved. "This was the first Congressional staff delegation of its kind and size to the Kurdistan Region," […]
President Barzani yesterday welcomed US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffery and Chief of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq General Robert Caslen in Salahaddin to discuss the current political crisis facing Iraq. Both sides underlined the importance of urgently resolving the current crisis through constitutional means and by respecting the existing agreements between the political blocs. […]
