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Later she helped mobilize the French government to intervene in defense of the Kurds who were fleeing Saddam Hussein’s forces in March 1991 after an uprising against the dictatorship.
Her efforts, in parallel with those of others in London and Washington, led to a military-humanitarian operation that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Kurds k who feared Saddam Hussein would use chemical weapons against them. s v
a In fact, this April, we will be marking the 30th anniversary of that intervention, March is always a month of poignant and known as Operation Provide Comfort, notable events for the people of Kurdistan, which was soon followed by the and this past month was all the more establishment of the no-fly-zone over remarkable. Kurdistan. In many ways, the existence today of a stable, tolerant, and free Besides the various anniversaries, Kurdistan Region in Iraq is a direct including the birth and death of the consequence of the humanitarian action by legendary leader Mustafa Barzani, the the United States, France, and Britain. anniversary of the genocide in Halabja, and Newroz the 21st, this year, the month of There will be events hosted in Erbil, March heralded two significant visits and Washington, London, and Paris to mark the tough negotiations over the Iraqi federal anniversary of this extraordinary budget, which was finally passed by the intervention in April and later this year. Iraqi Parliament today. Now, to the closely watched debates and First, the visit of Pope Francis to Iraq and arguments over the Iraqi federal budget. Kurdistan Region, which took place in early Months of negotiations, led on the KRG March. The historic visit took place in the side by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad middle of the pandemic and various Talabani, resulted in a draft law that security concerns. His Holiness described it recognized positions important to Baghdad as a pilgrimage of peace and called for ‘the and Erbil and achieved a reasonable weapons to be silenced’. compromise.
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The visit was very much needed and a Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today said, unifying moment for all the people of Iraq. This is a milestone moment for the KRG, His trip included meetings with Kurdish from which we can start to recover from an leaders in Erbil and a mass held at Franso era of unparalleled economic challenges. I Hariri Stadium with 10,000 worshippers. thank the KRG negotiating team for their We hope that all sides will build on Pope persistence through many months of hard Francis’s message of peace and fraternity work. I also thank Kurdish blocs in the and that we may have many more unifying federal Parliament for their efforts. This law moments ahead. was an accommodation and a necessary one for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. The other significant visit this month was that of President Nechirvan Barzani to We did not get everything we wanted, but Paris to meet with France’s President the law is consistent with key principles of Emmanuel Macron, where President the constitution from which we have not Macron reiterated his readiness to help wavered.’ Iraq achieve political and economic stability. You can read about these and other events and meetings in our newsletter below. France is a key player in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and has had a strong relationship with Kurdistan since the 1980s when France’s First Lady, Danielle Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman Mitterrand, played an active role in the Representative to the United States formation of the Kurdish Institute in Paris. Kurdistan Regional Government
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KRG Representative meets with Kurdistan office and Congressman Department of Energy Acting Assistant Cooper discuss security affairs and Secretary Nashville’s Kurdish community
Representative Bayan Sami Abdul The Kurdistan Regional Government Rahman, on Tuesday, March 24, had a Representation in the United States on virtual meeting with Andrew Light, the March 23 met with Congressman Jim Department of Energy’s Principal... Cooper, whose district in Nashville...
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KRG Representative joins Iraq and US Kurdistan envoy meets with State ambassadors at USIP online event on Department’s Acting Director of Iraq Iraq Desk
Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, on March 23, took part in an Rahman, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, met online event hosted by the United States virtually with Ian Hopper, the Acting Institute of Peace examining US-lraq... Director of the Iraq Desk at the US...
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KRG US Representation hosts online KRG Mission continues advocacy in the commemoration of Halabja genocide US Congress
The Kurdistan Regional Government The Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States hosted Representation in the United States a virtual commemoration of the genocide in continued its advocacy in Congress this Halabja in 1988, which killed 5,000... week and met with several members...
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KRG Representative briefs the US Representative Abdul Rahman Commission on International Religious congratulates USIP President Grande on Freedom her new post
Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, on Monday, March 15, briefed the Rahman, on Friday, March 12, met with US Commission on International Religious Lise Grande, the recently appointed Freedom in a virtual meeting... President of the US Institute of Peace...
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KRG envoy discusses humanitarian and KRG Representative and Armenian economic issues with USAID and State Ambassador affirm historic bond Department officials between their peoples
Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, on Thursday, March 11, met with Rahman on Tuesday, March 9, had a officials at the US Agency for International virtual meeting with Varuzhan Nersesyan, Development (USAID) and the... Armenia’s Ambassador to the...
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Representative Abdul Rahman and KRG envoy meets chairman of the US Congressman Stewart discuss security House of Representatives’ armed situation services committee
Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met with Congressman Chris Rahman on Thursday, March 18, met with Stewart (Republican, Utah) last week to Congressman Adam Smith, Chairman of update him on recent security... the House Armed Services Committee.
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This month, the Kurdistan in America podcast is honored to have Sherri Kraham Talabany as its guest. When Mrs. Kraham Talabany first heard about Kurdistan as an American university student, little did she realize that her life would be inexorably tied to the people of that land. Mrs. Kraham went on to work for the US government, which included working on Kurdistan and Iraq, and she married Qubad Talabani, who is today the KRG's Deputy Prime Minister. She now lives in Kurdistan, where she heads SEED, the NGO that she founded to help victims of violence and trafficking, including the Yezidis and other minorities.
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President Barzani and President Macron meet in Paris
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani was received by President Emmanuel Macron of France at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Tuesday. Discussions covered a wide range of topics, including the situation in Iraq,...
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His Holiness Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to Kurdistan
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, March 7, 2021 Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan
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Barzani received His Holiness Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church, at the Erbil International Airport on Sunday morning. As His Holiness descended the stairs to ...
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Kurdistan Region President's statement on Halabja Genocide
Today, 33 years have passed since the Iraqi Ba'ath regime chemically attacked the city of Halabja, killing more than 5000 innocent civilians, wounding thousands and displacing many more. As we commemorate...
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President Barzani's statement on the March 11 Agreement
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, issued a statement on the anniversary of the March 11, 1970 Agreement, a historic declaration of autonomy for the Kurdistan Region within Iraq:...
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President Barzani receives Iraq's Interior Minister
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received Mr. Usman al-Ghanimi, the Interior Minister of Iraq. Discussions included the latest security developments in Iraq, the efforts of the security... Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:52 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/13/2021 9:45:52 AM
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Prime Minister Barzani’s statement on the federal budget law
Today, with the support of the majority of Kurdistani political factions, the federal parliament passed the budget law. This is a milestone moment for the KRG, from which we can start to recover from an era of unparalleled...
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PM Masrour Barzani's statement on the Halabja Genocide
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has issued the following statement on the 33rd anniversary of the Halabja Chemical Attack: "On the 33rd anniversary of the chemical attack on Halabja and ...
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PM Masrour Barzani convenes High Council for Investment
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today headed a meeting of the Kurdistan Region's
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High Council for Investment along with his Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani.
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PM Masrour Barzani Chairs KRG Budget Bill Meeting
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today chaired a special meeting with relevant ministers in preparation for the tabling of the Kurdistan Region's 2021 budget bill.
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PM Masrour Barzani's Statement on the March 1991 Uprising
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani issued the following statement to mark the 30th anniversary of the March 1991 Kurdish uprising. "On the anniversary of the glorious uprising of March...
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KRG introduces new private sector regulations
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Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani today held a virtual meeting with various departments and government officials to discuss the Kurdistan Regional Government's new registration...
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Speaker Rewaz Faiq Statement on International Women's Day
On this International Women's Day, I convey my best wishes to the women of Kurdistan and the world. On this special day, I honour the memory of the women who made sacrifices for the liberation and equality of our people.
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Kurdistan Parliament's statement on Pope Francis' visit
We warmly welcome His Holiness Pope Francis on his visit to Iraq and Kurdistan Region. As a messenger of humanity's highest values, your visit will reinforce the message of peace and coexistence between different components of...
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Kurdistan in the Media
The KRG Representative Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman joined Ambassador Fareed Yasseen, Iraq’s Ambassador to Washington, and Ambassador Matthew Tueller, the US Ambassador to Baghdad in a USIP panel discussion. The panelists rto shared their insights on the Pope’s first- '• "'ftp tn rr r ■rrr wff rtf ever visit to Iraq, examined the country’s '•r-~"ftf til current challenges, and explored areas where policymakers and the international community can support Iraq.
The Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States hosted a virtual commemoration of the genocide in Halabja in 1988, which killed 5,000 people and wounded 7,000 to 10,000. The event, which marked the 33rd anniversary of the genocide caused by chemical weapons against the civilian population of the city, was broadcast live on Kurdistan 24 TV and
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Every year we celebrate Newroz and the arrival of spring on March 21. But we had to celebrate afar this year because of the pandemic.
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The People Issue 2021: Artist Nuveen Iraqi parliament to vote on Barwari controversial 2021 budget
About a year ago, artist Nuveen Barwari After months of often contentious called up a friend she’s known since the negotiations between various political fourth grade to make a confession. Her factions in Iraq, the national parliament in middle initial M. did not actually stand... Baghdad called on Tuesday for all...
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PM Barzani stresses peaceful Joey Hood: US 'working very hard' to coexistence 3 decades after Kurdish resolve disputes between Baghdad uprising and Erbil
On the 30th anniversary of Kurdish Joey Hood, Acting Assistant Secretary of uprising against the former Ba’thist State for Near Eastern Affairs, explained regime in Iraq, the Kurdistan Region’s that the US was working “very hard” to prime minister stressed the importance... help resolve the differences between...
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Shingal agreement must be Kurdish Human Rights Advocate, implemented or there will be war, says Poet, Nazand Begikhani Fights For Yazidi commander Gender Equality
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The commander of a Yazidi armed force “They have subjected girls and women in part of the Kurdistan Region Peshmerga my environment to female genital forces said on Friday he fears war could mutilation, early forced marriages, break out in the disputed district of... confinement, battering and honor killing...
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Kurdistan Regional Government in Rocket attack targets Peshmerga Iraq receives AstraZeneca vaccine forces on Kirkuk-Erbil border
The Kurdistan Regional Government Unknown forces fired at least three (KRG) in Iraq has obtained tens of rockets on Monday that landed near thousands more COVID-19 vaccine Peshmerga forces stationed along the doses. KRG Prime Minister Masrour... borders of the Kurdistan Region...
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Pope Francis’ visit brings Iraqi Reimagining the U.S.-lraq Economic Kurdistan’s safe-haven status into Relationship: 4 Ideas for the Biden sharp focus Administration
On a recent morning, as Sahar Ayoub The United States and Iraq must work gently turned the pages of her Bible, she together to bring about better contemplated the trauma that her family opportunities and economic prosperity for experienced when Daesh militants... the Iraqi people to help secure a stable...
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