The Romanian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Jacob Prada, met with Minister Falah Mustafa today to discuss ways to further develop ties with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The meeting took place a day after the Romanian Consular Office hosted their first National Day celebration in Erbil. Also present in the meeting was the Assistant Head […]
The Department of Foreign Relations has hosted a meeting for the Kurdistan Region’s diplomatic corps, providing them with the first update since the region's elections on the political, economic and security developments both in Kurdistan as well as Iraq. The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, welcomed the diplomats and thanked […]
The State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Mr. Zsolt Nemeth, has received the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa to discuss a number of issues including ways to further enhance mutual relations. The meeting was also attended by the Hungarian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Tibor Szatmari. […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The president of Iraqi Kurdistan has called on Turkey's Kurds to back a flagging peace process with Ankara, in a show of support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's bid to overcome a three-decade […]
By Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor . Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It is no secret, thanks to frequent leaks to the media, that energy cooperation between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is continuing apace. This, however, has not broken […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Kurdistan has finalized a comprehensive package of deals with Turkey to build multi-billion dollar oil and gas pipelines. Reuters reports that the deals could see Kurdistan export some 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil to world markets and at least 10 billion cubic meters per year of gas to […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi [Elaibi] and BP CEO Bob Dudley (pictured) paid a visit to Kirkuk on Wednesday to win over the local government before the company starts work on this controversial northern oilfield that straddles the border with autonomous Kurdistan. Baghdad signed a deal in early […]
The Kurdistan Region Government and the Integrated Coordination Office for Development and Humanitarian Affairs (ICODHA) of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) have announced today signing of an agreement to launch a joint Trust Fund aimed at supporting the Kurdistan Region Government’s development vision outlined in the Kurdistan Vision 2020 Development Strategy. The […]
As part of his visit to the Kurdistan Region, the French Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Denis Gauer, along with the French Consul General, Mr Alain Guépratte and an accompanying delegation, visited the KRG Department of Foreign Relations to meet with the Head of the Department, Minister Falah Mustafa to discuss political developments as well as […]
By John Lee. An unidentified spokesman from the Turkish Energy Ministry has told the Platts that it's not possible to build a new oil pipeline in the time expected by Kurdish officials. Ashti Hawrami, the Kurdistan Regional Government's Minister of Natural Resources, is reported to have said last week that it would take less than […]
KRG Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa welcomed the Bosnia and Herzegovina Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry, Erdal Trhulj, and his accompanying delegation to Erbil. The meeting was also attended by Siham Jabali, the Assistant Head of the DFR. Minister Mustafa welcomed Minister Trhulj and expressed his pleasure at the interest shown by Bosnia and Herzegovina […]
A Polish delegation headed by the Director of the Department of Economy from the Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Region, Beata Joanna Łozińska, met with the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, to discuss ways of furthering bilateral relations between Kurdistan and Poland. The meeting was also attended by the […]
