Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative to Poland has just paid a visit in Polish parliament at the invitation of Marcin Duszek- MP from “Law and Justice”- ruling party in Poland. At the meeting the was also present Przemysław Czarnecki- Law and Justice MP, vice-chairman of parliamentary commission of international affairs.
On April 24-25 in Warsaw, in the seat of Polish parliament, took place 9th edition of conference about human rights, this year’s conference was entitled: “Systems of Protection of Human Rights in Europe and in Australia & Oceania. Universal’s Context – Regional’s Specific – Implementations’ Conditioning”.
Monday 8 May in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw was held the conference „The role of Kurds in the Middle-East” organized by Office of the Representative of Kurdistan Regional Government to Poland in cooperation with private university “Collegium Civitas”.
Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative to Poland met on Monday in the seat of Polish parliament with Stanisław Tyszka- Deputy Marshal of Polish Parliament and Paweł Kukiz- leader of Kukiz 15, which is the third biggest party in parliament.
During Newroz celebrations Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative to Poland was awarded with the Malopolska Cross- honorary medal founded by the board of the Malopolska Region. On behalf of authorities the medal was given by Wojciech Kozak- deputy marshal of the Malopolska region.
On Tuesday 21st March in the seat of KRG Poland Representation in Warsaw there were held main Newroz celebration. Almost 100 guests took part in the event: representatives of state authorities (members of parliament, ministry of foreign affairs, Institute of National Remembrance), diplomatic corps (ambassadors, consuls and secretaries from: Russia, United States, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Qatar, Lebanon and Panama), army, clergy, NGOs, journalists, academic circles and Kurdish diaspora.
On March 18, Newroz was celebrated in Cracow. This is one of the two Kurdish New Year celebrations organized by the KRG Representation in Poland, due to the special ties between the Kurdistan Region and Małopolska Region- the official cooperation agreement, as well as many years of educational and economic cooperation and support from Małopolska for refugees in Kurdistan. Main Newroz celebrations took place in Warsaw.
In Krakow there has just been held solemn inauguration of “Tadeusz Kościuszko’ Year”- national hero of Poland as well as the United States. Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative to Poland along with diplomatic corps laid flowers on the Main Market Square in Krakow, a place where symbolically began national uprising in 1794 commanded by Tadeusz Kościuszko.
Submitting petition in Polish parliament into recognition of Anfal as a genocide, announcement series of meetings with Polish MPs as well as special seminar devoted to Halabja and Anfal, that way KRG office in Poland celebrated 29th anniversary of chemical attack on Halabja and commemorated victims of Anfal.
In Krakow there has just been held the conference “Open Krakow”. The participants debated how to build an open society in the second largest Polish city and how to exploit the potential of its multiculturalism and diversity. The conference was attended by the authorities of the city of Krakow, academic circles, diplomatic corps as well as foreigners from different parts of the world permanently living in Poland and in Krakow.