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Caritas President Landau on refugee crisis in Kurdistan: “We need to help now”

Caritas President Landau on refugee crisis in Kurdistan: “We need to help now”
During a trip to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Michael Landau, President of Caritas Austria, highlighted the humanitarian situation of refugees and IDPs, currently numbering 2.1 million. The enormous influx of refugees is challenging: the Kurdistan Region has seen a 20 percent increase in its population. Caritas underlined the large number of children and stressed…
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President Barzani meets French President Hollande in Paris

President Barzani meets French President Hollande in Paris
Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani met with French President François Hollande in Paris on Tuesday. President Hollande welcomed President Barzani’s visit to Paris and reiterated his country’s support for the Kurdistan Region, in particular the peshmerga forces. He praised the role of the peshmerga in taking the fight to the ISIS terrorists. Hollande said France…
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Extensive media coverage on Foreign Minister Kurz’s visit to Kurdistan

Extensive media coverage on Foreign Minister Kurz’s visit to Kurdistan
The visit of Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz to the Kurdistan Region was extensivley covered in the media: all Austrian online and print media reported about the individual stations of his journey. In their news coverage, the numerous Austrian journalists who accompanied Kurz to Kurdistan focused on the Austrian government’s humanitarian aid package worth 1.25 million…
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President Barzani participates at Munich Security Conference

President Barzani participates at Munich Security Conference
Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani visited Munich to participate in the annual Munich Security Conference. On Friday, the President and an accompanying KRG delegation attended the opening ceremony of the Conference and then held bilateral meetings with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic, and former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.…
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KRG Delegation Concludes Visit to World Economic Forum in Davos

KRG Delegation Concludes Visit to World Economic Forum in Davos
A KRG delegation headed by Dr. Fuad Hussein, Chief of Staff to President Masoud Barzani and Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of KRG Foreign Relations, participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland from 21st to 24th of January. During the participation in several public and private sessions
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KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani lauds Kobane liberation

KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani lauds Kobane liberation
Upon the liberation of Kobane, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, congratulated Syrian Kurdish fighters and the Peshmerga, and all defenders of freedom around the world. He also expressed his gratitude to Turkey and other allies for their support and participation.
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