INSTITUT KUDE RPARD IS E Information and liaison bulletin N°295 OCTOBER 2009 The publication of this Bulletin enjoys a subsidy from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGCID) aqnd the Fonds d’action et de soutien pour l’intégration et la lutte contre les discriminations (The Fund for action and support of integration and the struggle against discrimination) This bulletin is issued in French and English Price per issue : France: 6 € — Abroad : 7,5 € Annual subscribtion (12 issues) France : 60 € — Elsewhere : 75 € Monthly review Directeur de la publication : Mohamad HASSAN Numéro de la Commission Paritaire : 659 15 A.S. ISBN 0761 1285 INSTITUT KURDE, 106, rue La Fayette - 75010 PARIS Tel. : 01-48 24 64 64 - Fax : 01-48 24 64 66 www.fikp.org E-mail:
[email protected] Bulletin 295 October 2009 Contents • IRBIL: THE NEW CABINET IS SWORN IN. • IRAQI KURDISTAN: A HISTORIC VISIT BY THE TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER. • TURKEY: THE PKK’S SENDING OF “PEACE GROUPS” STIRS UP TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION. • IRAQI KURDISTAN: A VISIT BY MRS DANIELLE MITTERRAND, WHO OPENS TWO FRENCH LANGUAGE SCHOOLS. • CULTURE: KURDISH FILMS ARE BECOMING MORE VISIBLE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE. IRBIL: THE NEW CABINET IS SWORN IN he new Cabinet of the Laws Commission presented a The fourth article confirmed the Regional Government Bill reorganising the Ministries. maintenance of the Ministry T of Kurdistan has been Culture and that of Sport, sworn in, led by Article 1 dissolved three approved by a majority vote, Barham Salih, former Ministries: Human Rights, Extra- while a fifth article amalgamated Deputy Prime Minister of the Regional Affairs and the the Ministries of Local Iraqi Government and a member Environment.