On April 25, 2022, the Representative of Kurdistan Regional Government in Poland attended European Economic Congress in Katowice. Opening speech at the event was given by PM of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, in the first panel took part politicians and experts from Poland, Great Britain, Ukraine and Slovakia.
KRG Representative in Poland Ziyad Raoof met with Commissioner for Human Rights prof. Marcin Wiącek and Deputy Commissioner dr Hanna Machińska. The issues of human rights protection related to the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, as well as the ways of delivering humanitarian aid for people in detention centers and in border areas were discussed. Kurds are currently the largest group of foreigners in detention centers at the territory of Poland.
On November 6 KRG Representation in Poland organized meeting for new Kurdish students in Poland and for representatives of Kurdish diaspora in Poland. Kurds living and studying in various parts of Poland had a chance to get to know each other or to maintain contacts.
KRG Representative in Poland Ziyad Raoof met in the ministry of foreign affairs with Head of the Department of Africa and Middle East- Patrycja Özcan- Karolewska and Deputy Head of Department of Consular Affairs- Beata Brzywczy.
On December 5, the “Volunteer of the Year 2021” gala was held in Lublin. The winner was Anna Dąbrowska from the Homo Faber Association. At the invitation of the gala organizers the award for Anna Dąbrowska was presented by Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative in Poland.
On September 29, KRG Representative in Poland met in Lublin with Jarosław Stawiarski- marshal of Lubelskie Region. During the meeting, the possibilities of economic, scientific and cultural cooperation were discussed. Jarosław Stawiarski emphasized that he would be happy to host Kurdistani delegations at fairs, economic events and cultural festivals taking place in the Lubelskie Region, and he is also interested in participating in similar events in Kurdistan. Ziyad Raoof noted that the two regions had similarities, like cherishing multicultural heritage, and the key role of the agricultural sector in the economy.
Ziyad Raoof the Representative of Kurdistan Regional Government in Poland was invited and took part in Asian Congress, 8th edition of that event was held on September 22-23 in Toruń. At this conference, the diplomatic corps, representatives of politics, business and academic community discussed the situation in Asia. This year’s edition was entitled: “Boundaries of the Politics: Reality, Strategies, Perspectives”.
On June 25, at the award gala in Krakow Ziyad Raoof was granted with a title “Krakow Ambassador of Multiculturalism 2020”. The award was established in 2018 by the City Council of Krakow with the aim of supporting activities and initiatives promoting cultural, ethnic, religious diversity and the integration of Krakow residents and foreign environments. It is awarded to persons or entities acting for intercultural dialogue in Krakow. Winners are chosen by an independent chapter headed by Chairman of the city council of Krakow.
On June 28 in the Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Science took place public defense of the doctoral dissertation by Kurdish scientist Noor Nazar Ramzi. The event was virtually attended by KRG Representative in Poland Ziyad Raoof.
During the visit in Kurdistan Region, Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative in Poland had a meeting in Erbil with Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir – KRG minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Ziyad Raoof and Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir discussed Polish-Kurdish scientific cooperation and relations between universities from Poland and Kurdistan Region. They also spoke about list of Polish universities recognized by the ministry.