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Swedish Diplomat Visits DFR

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 […]

Gaziantep Chamber to Open Erbil Office

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 […]

Barzani Hosts Annual Diplomatic Corps Mtg

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 […]

Austria to Open Visa Centre in Erbil

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 […]

KRG Confirms Oil Export through Ceyhan

The KRG Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) gives public notice of the commencement of the sale of its first shipment of crude oil exported via Kurdistan Region’s new pipeline through Turkey to the Port of Ceyhan (pictured). MNR anticipates the sale of the first parcel of two million barrels of exported crude oil to occur […]

Kurdistan Begins Oil Exports via Turkey

By John Lee. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz (pictured) said today that Kurdish oil has started flowing to the Turkish port of Ceyhan via the new pipeline, but it will not be shipped to world markets without agreement from Baghdad. According to Reuters, the Minister said he hopes a deal allowing exports to begin can […]

Sri Lanka Develops Relations with Kurdistan

The Ambassador of Sri Lanka, Sumith Nakandala, has visited the Kurdistan Region and met with the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa to discuss a wide range of issues including ways of enhancing bilateral relations. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Head of the DFR, Karwan Jamal and the […]

Canada Hopes for Strong Ties with Kurdistan

The Head of the KRG, Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, recently welcomed the non-resident Canadian Ambassador to Iraq, Bruno Saccomani, to discuss the ways in which both sides can work together more closely. This visit follows a similar visit by the Canadian Ambassador to Kurdistan this past October. The meeting was attended by […]

KRG Welcomes new Dutch Ambassador

The Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, has welcomed the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Jeannette Seppen where they discussed a wide range of issues related to further strengthening ties between both sides. The Assistant Head of DFR, Siham Jabali and the Head of the Dutch Embassy Liaison […]

KRG Outlines Oil Resources at Energy Forum

KRG Representative to Poland outlines Kurdistan’s oil resources at 8th Energy Forum Ziyad Raoof, the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to Poland, highlighted Kurdistan’s oil and gas potential at the 8th Energy Forum, a landmark annual international conference. The Energy Forum is the biggest conference in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe devoted to […]