Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq Representation in Austria

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In this section you can find news articles, statements, and publications about the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

November 3, 2014

Austrian delegation visits border area close to Kobane

Within the scope of a solidarity visit to the Kurdish region in Turkey, which is currently confronted with a refugee crisis, Austrian members of Parliament have viewed the border area in sight of the embattled Syrian-Kurdish city of Kobane. The delegation which consists of SPÖ whip Andreas Schieder, Elisabeth Pfurtscheller (ÖVP), and Berivan Aslan (Grüne)…
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October 28, 2014

Representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq expresses its gratitude to participants of “Beats 4 Minorities”

On Saturday, 18 October 2014, the Representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq in Austria (KRG Austria) hosted a benefit concert for the refugees in the Kurdistan Region. The concert “BEATS 4 MINORITIES
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October 24, 2014

Weapons and Peshmerga for Kobane – Kurdistan-Iraq supports Syrian Kurds in fighting IS

The support of the Kurdistan Regional Government-Iraq (KRG) for West-Kurdistan, especially for the border town of Kobane, which has been under siege for the past weeks, found its peak on Monday 20 October 2014 with the delivery of weapons to the defending Kurds as well as the commitment to deploy Peshmerga fighters in the contested…
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October 23, 2014

United Nations sees improvements in human rights in Kurdistan Region

Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received Ivan Šimonović, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, and his accompanying delegation on Monday 22 October 2014 in Arbil. The delegation said that compared to their previous visit back in 2011, they noticed sound improvements
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October 20, 2014

Der Standard: Kurds – Friends and foreigners in a new home

More than 100,000 Kurds live in Austria. They are organized in societies, cultural centres or via political parties in their original home countries. According to concurring estimations, about 100,000 Kurds live in Austria – and the number is increasing. Recently, more and more Kurds from Iraq and Syria have fled to Austria from the war…
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October 20, 2014

Die Presse interview with Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa: „We need help for victory against IS“

The Foreign Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Falah Mustafa Bakir, requests an intensification of international air support und a humanitarian bridge for refugees between Europe and the Kurdistan Region. Die Presse: The city of Kobane in the Syrian Kurdish areas is still heavily contested. What needs to be done to save the city…
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October 20, 2014

Minister Falah Mustafa represents KRG at this year’s annual Forum 2000 in Prague

The KRG’s Head of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, concluded his first visit to the Czech Republic yesterday, where he spoke at the Forum 2000 Conference in Prague. The Forum brought together several leading politicians, former diplomats
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October 20, 2014

Kurdistan Regional Government and United Nations finalize immediate response plan for IDPs

The KRG Ministry of Planning and the United Nations have finalized an immediate response plan for Iraqi IDPs sheltered in the Kurdistan Region, including clear objectives to be met by 15 November 2014. The joint document states, “This massive influx of people
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