Delegation of Kurdistan Regional Government headed by Dr Ali Sindi Minister of Planning accompanied by Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative to Poland took part in international Economic Forum. It is one of the biggest and the most important political-economic conference in Europe.
Warsaw, September 12- during the press conference in Polish parliament Kornel Morawiecki- Senior Marshal of Polish parliament, MP, chairman of Free and Solidary political party, expressed support for referendum and independency of Kurdistan.
After important visit in Brussels and European Parliament paid by president Masoud Barzani and members of referendum committee, KRG Office in Poland organized on July 18 special meeting with diaspora from Iraqi Kurdistan devoted to independence referendum. The event was also attended by Mrs Rezan Yousif, first secretary of Iraqi embassy in Poland.
In the anniversary of Anfal Barzani, Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in Poland organized in Foksal Press Center in Warsaw special event marking Barzani tribe and all Kurds killed during Anfal, chemical bombing of Halabja as well as genocide of Yezidi people. Meeting entitled „Anfal and other acts of genocide: different circumstances, one nature” consisted of screening of two documentary movies, scientific seminar as well as concert of Kurdish music. (more…)
Hemen Hawrami- Senior Assistant to President Masoud Barzani- paid an official visit in Poland at the invitation of Polish ministry of foreign affairs. One-week stay was plenty of important meetings and discussions about the situation in the Middle East and the future of Kurdistan.
Ziyad Raoof was a special guest at the expert forum in Zakopane devoted to environmental and energy issues in Poland and worldwide. He gave a speech and multimedia presentation entitled “The environment in Kurdistan Region- threats and positive phenomena”.
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On 20-22 May at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań was held archeological conference „Assyrian landscapes. Current research”. Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative to Poland was invited as a special guest and gave a speech at the official closure of the conference.
On 22-26 May KRG office arranged visit in Poland for Komar University of Technology delegation that consisted of two persons, dr Salah Aziz- Rector of the Univesriy and dr Zmnako Awrahman- Director of Komar Research Center
On May 18-19 an international political-scientific conference “Asian Congress” was held in Toruń. KRG Representative in Poland Ziyad Raoof was one of the honorary guests and spoke at the opening session
KRG Representation in Poland hosted a group of 20 students along with their academical adviser Dr Sarah Cramsey from University of California, Berkeley. They are pursuing scientific project: “Contours of Coexistence: Belonging in Modern Europe”. Within the frame of it, they are meeting minorities living in East-Central Europe and institutions representing them.