Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq, 20 April
(KRG) - KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani welcomed Ambassador at
Large Sergey Kirpichenko, and head of delegation Ambassador Vladimir
Chamov, along with other officials of the Russian Federation.
The Russian delegation chose Erbil as their first stop in Iraq and
were pleased to see the economic progress that has been achieved in
the Kurdistan Region. Among the political issues that were discussed
were the establishment of a federal government of national unity in
Baghdad, and the bilateral relations that had existed at a much
earlier time.
Following the Russian Government's decision in Moscow to open
consulates in Erbil and Basra, this visit finalized the
arrangements. In keeping with the federal structure of Iraq, Prime
Minister Nechirvan Barzani welcomed the initiative and offered his
full support.
Along with the presence of KRG representative offices abroad, Prime
Minister Barzani affirmed that with this initiative social,
cultural, and economic relations would improve mutual understanding,
peace, and prosperity between the Kurdistan Region and the Russian
Federation.
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