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Concern expressed over removal of quota seats for ethnic and religious minorities in the Kurdistan Region Parliament
Wayne David Labour To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruling of February 2024 on the removal of 11 … Continue reading
AGM
APPG FOR KURDISTAN REGION IN IRAQ. 14:00, Room T108, HoC on Tuesday 19 March. Open to parliamentarians.
APPG Chair Jack Lopresti MP’s introduction in full to the Commons debate on the bilateral relationship between the UK and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Extract Reform requires peace and stability, which Kurdistan lacks. I must end with a blunt warning about its current perilous plight. Kurdistan is completely defenceless, with no means of detecting or deterring missile and drone attacks or even of evacuating … Continue reading
Mary Glindon MP: My call for solidarity with our allies in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan has been one of the brightest spots in the Middle East for many years. The autonomous region was essentially created by justified British military action in 1991. Sir John Major pioneered a no-fly zone that protected the Kurds … Continue reading
APPG Vice-Chair Mary Glindon slams “vile and illegal” Iranian attack on Erbil in the Commons
Mary Glindon Hon. Members who visited Iraqi Kurdistan with the all-party parliamentary group on the Kurdistan region in Iraq know that it is a firm ally against extremism, and they will be disgusted that the Iranian regime has targeted the … Continue reading
We cannot abandon our ally in their moment of urgent need. Jack Lopresti MP, Chair APPG
Iran has killed four people and injured more in missile strikes against our ally, the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Iran ludicrously asserts that the home of a prominent businessman was a Zionist spy centre but this is just an excuse … Continue reading
Useful Parliamentary Questions from Wayne David MP, Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, on Kurdish rights in Iraq
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the (a) Federal Government of Iraq and (b) Kurdistan Regional Government on the implementation in (i) Kirkuk and (ii) … Continue reading
Questions on Kirkuk
Jack Lopresti MP, the Chair of the APPG on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, tabled these written questions on events in Kirkuk. It’s pleasing to see that the UK government says it supports all efforts to ensure a secure, stable, … Continue reading
AGM Minutes
Minutes of the AGM of the APPG Kurdistan Region in Iraq in W2 on 21 March 2023 Attendance. Jack Lopresti MP, Mary Glindon MP, Stephen Metcalfe MP, Royston Smith MP, Lillian Greenwood MP, Mark Tami MP, John Spellar MP. Canberk … Continue reading
AGM
The AGM of the APPG is on Tuesday 21 March at 10.30am in W2 in the Commons and for parliamentarians only.