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KRG Representative Ziyad Raoof at the farewell party for German Konsul GeneralJuly 20, 2023, 11:02On 17 July, the Consul General of Germany in Krakow, Dr Michael Gross, held a farewell reception to mark the end of his term. The event was attended, among others, by representatives of the city of Krakow, the Malopolska Voivodeship and the diplomatic corps, including the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Poland, Ziyad Raoof.
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‘Transatlantic award gala’ –award for Hatif Janabi and speech given by Ziyad RaoofJune 21, 2023, 12:51The Transatlantic Awards Gala organised by the Polish Book Institute took place on Friday 16 June in Krakow. This award is presented every year to the most important ambassadors of Polish literature abroad. This year’s laureate was Hatif Janabi, and one of those delivering the laudation in his honour was the Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Poland, Ziyad Raoof.
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Scientific Conference ‘20 years after overthrowing Saddam Hussein’June 12, 2023, 12:43On the fifth of June, a scientific conference ’20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein – lessons from the military operation and the process of building a new Iraq’ was held at the Jagiellonian University, organized by the Jagiellonian University Institute of the Middle and Far East and the student African and Middle East Scientific Circle. One of the speakers at the conference was Ziyad Raoof- Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Poland.
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A series of meetings by KRG Representative Ziyad Raoof on the occasion of his visit to KurdistanMay 25, 2023, 12:33In May 2023, the Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Poland, Ziyad Raoof, visited the Kurdistan Region. The main occasion of the visit was the opening ceremony of the Barzani Memorial Center, to which all foreign representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government were invited.
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President Nechirvan Barzani visited AzerbaijanJuly 20, 2023, 10:57On July 18, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani paid his first ever official visit to Azerbaijan, where he met with President Ilham Aliyev. The presidents discussed deepening cooperation between the Kurdistan Region and Azerbaijan, especially in the areas of economy, trade, tourism and energy. -
President Nechirvan Barzani visited GermanyJuly 6, 2023, 12:04President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani visited Germany where he met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, deputy minister for economic affairs Franziska Brantner and deputy minister for foreign affairs Tobias Lindner.
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President of the Kurdistan Region visited Italy and the VaticanMay 6, 2023, 11:04President Nechirvan Barzani visited Rome and held a series of meetings with Italian authorities and the Holy See. The President of the Kurdistan Region held talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, President of the Senate Ignazio la Russa and President of the Chamber of Deputies Lorenzo Fontana. At the Vatican, the President had an audience with Pope Francis and meeting with Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
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KRG Prime Minister visited FranceFebruary 19, 2023, 10:15On 17-18 February 2023, a delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani visited France. Prime minister met with president Emmanuel Macron, president of Senate Gerard Larcher and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. Mettings concerned among others: security issues, combating terrorism, trade and energy cooperation and Erbil-Baghdad relations.
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New website to apply for a visa to the Kurdistan RegionFebruary 27, 2023, 12:09A new website was launched in February 2023, making the process of applying for a visa to the Kurdistan Region simpler and fully digital.
To obtain a visa for the Kurdistan Region, visit https://visit.gov.krd/ .
The new site will guide the user step-by-step through the visa process and finally allow online payment for the visa, after which the applicant can download the electronic visa from the system. The current price for a visa is $70 plus a $2.26 transaction fee
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Visit KurdistanJanuary 23, 2015, 10:55Distance between cities
- Erbil to Slemani – 170 km, approx. three hour drive
- Erbil to Dohuk – 245 km, approx. three hour drive
- Dohuk to Slemani – 340 km, approx. five hour drive
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Prime Minister Barzani and Iranian Minister of Trade discuss economic relationsJuly 26, 2018, 19:48Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Dr. Mohammad Shariatmadari and his accompanying delegation, which included Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Iraj Masjedi, Tehran’s governor, Mr. Moghimi, Urmia’s governor, Mr. Shahriari, the head of Iraqi and Iranian Trade Development, Mr. Danayi Far and representatives of Chambers of Commerce from several Iranian provinces. The meeting was also attended by Kurdistan Regional Government Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani.
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Prime Minister Barzani receives Saudi delegationJuly 25, 2018, 20:17On July 24, Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received a delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including President of the Chambers of Commerce of Saudi Arabia Dr. Sami bin Abdullah Al-Obaidi, Saudi Ambassador to Iraq Abdulaziz al-Shammari, Saudi Consul General to the Kurdistan Region Mansour Faisal al-Otaibi and a number of officials and members of Saudi Chambers of Commerce.
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Minister Falah Mustafa received United States-Kurdistan Business Council delegationDecember 14, 2016, 08:39Erbil, Kurdistan Region – KRG Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa on December 13, 2016 received representatives of 30 U.S companies, led by the U.S-Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC), to discuss investment opportunities and latest developments. Read more
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Deputy Prime Minister outlines KRG’s reform initiativesDecember 12, 2016, 09:38Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq – Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani outlined his government’s reform initiatives during speech on Monday. Read more
