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Jack Lopresti MP presses government to continue Peshmerga training in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the continuation of the role of British forces in training and equipping Iraqi security forces and Kurdish security forces in the event that the US Administration withdraws … Continue reading
Mary Glindon MP statement on clear and present danger to the Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Statement by Mary Glindon MP, the Chair of the APPG on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq The Turkish attack on the largely Kurdish area of northern Syria is a humanitarian disaster and Turkey should withdraw immediately before more innocent people … Continue reading
Bilateral relations between the Kurdistan Region and the UK
APPG Chair Mary Glindon asked the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to update parliament on its assessment of bilateral relations with the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The Middle East Minister Dr Andrew Murrison replied on 9 September 2019. “The UK retains … Continue reading
Geography and column inches
The Kurdistan Region in Iraq inevitably faces problems arising from its geography and related political pathologies because it nestles between Turkey, Iran, Arab Iraq, and Syria. Kurds in four enclaves are widely related but the Kurdistan Region is the only … Continue reading
AGM
Minutes of the AGM of the APPG on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq held on 16 July 2019 in the Commons. Attendance: Jack Lopresti, Mary Glindon, Ian Austin, Baroness Ramsay, Mike Gapes, Henry Smith, Lord Clement-Jones, Henry Smith, Chris Stephens, … Continue reading
Initial report of the 16th fact-finding delegation by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region in June 2019.
“Prospects in the Kurdistan Region for greater unity and reform, better relations with Baghdad, and increased bilateral relations with the UK are much improved after five years of near-existential crises although many roots and consequences of those crises need resolving.” … Continue reading
Meetings this year
The APPG held a briefing meeting with Dr. Haval Aboubakr, Governor of Slemani Province (Gorran Party) on Wednesday 3 April in the Commons. The APPG organised a unique parliamentary briefing on Iraq and the Kurdistan Region on Wednesday 13 March … Continue reading
Kurdistan travelogue: beauty, safety, films, training. A personal view
Given half the population is under 20, I meet more and more Kurds who don’t recall much about the Kurdistan I first saw in 2006 and where I have just concluded my 29th visit. So much has changed. My first … Continue reading
Annual Meeting
The AGM is on Tuesday 16 July at 6.30 in CR7 but only open to parliamentarians and invited guests.
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE KURDISTAN REGION IN IRAQ. Commons motion
Tabled 12 June 2019 That this House warmly congratulates Nechivan Barzani on his election by Parliament and his inauguration as President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq; wishes him the best in uniting the Kurdistan Region, advancing economic and political … Continue reading