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Turkish Airlines Lands in Erbil, Iraqi
Kurdistan
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April
15, 2011
ERBIL-Hewlęr,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — The first plane from
Turkish Airlines national carrier landed in Erbil
International Airport on Thursday carrying on board
Turkish Finance Minister, deputy Minister of Energy
and Natural Resources and the chair of the
administrative board of Turkish Airlines.
The team were received by several ministers from the
Kurdistan Regional Government, governor of Erbil,
Head of Department of Foreign Relations in the KRG
and Turkish Consul General in Erbil.
Governor of Erbil, Nawzad Hadi said in a welcoming
speech that the Kurdistan Region is witnessing
progress in different aspects everyday and he valued
the role of Turkey in rebuilding the Kurdistan
region. The chair of the administrative board
of Turkish Airlines who was part of the Turkish team
said that
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First Turkish Airlines flight to Erbil International
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peace and
security in the Kurdistan Region have opened doors
of business to the outside world.
He said that Turkish Airlines appreciates this fact
about the region that’s why it has launched flights
to the region. By flying into Kurdistan, the Turkish
national carrier registers its 135th destination,www.ekurd.netaccording
to the company’s chair of administrative board.
Kurdish Trade and Industry Minister Sinan Chalabi
also delivered a speech and after thanking those who
made this initiative of Turkish Airlines happen, he
said that the Kurdish administration will do its
best to facilitate the work of Turkish investors.
It was first Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan during an official visit to the region last
month who announced that his country’s biggest
airline will launch regular flights from Istanbul to
the Kurdish capital city, Erbil.
Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek delivered a
speech at the opening ceremony at the Turkish-built
Erbil International Airport and he described PM
Erdogan’s initiative as historic.
“Kurds and Turks have lived together for one
thousand years as brothers and no one can disrupt
that brotherhood.” said Şimşek.
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