Monthly Archives: October 2020

That this House notes reports from the APPG on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq on a virtual delegation to meet Kurdistani leaders; fully acknowledges the crucial role of the Peshmerga in resisting the so-called Islamic State, that Kurdistan’s model of … Continue reading →

Question from Robert Halfon MP To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken in response to the burning on 17 October 2020 in Baghdad of a Kurdish party office and … Continue reading →

The APPG on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq completely condemns the attack on a Kurdistani political party office in Baghdad and the desecration of the Kurdistani flag, sadly while Iraqi security forces watched but failed to intervene. The Kurdistani political … Continue reading →

Thanks to Jack Lopresti MP, an APPG member, for his written parliamentary question below. It’s good that there are such conversations but recent reports from the APPG suggest that it is time for the Foreign Secretary to visit Kurdistan in … Continue reading →

We are anxiously consumed by Covid at home but its impact on our old allies abroad also affects us. Covid is tearing the economic guts out of oil-producing countries such as the Kurdistan Region in Iraq because global business and … Continue reading →

Covid has exposed the accumulated flaws of Kurdistan, as it has more widely, but more British political, public, and private engagement can help equip it for the future for the mutual benefit of its people and UK interests. Covid is … Continue reading →

This is the conclusion of a longer report by APPG Chair Rt Hon Robert Halfon and APPG Secretary, Gary Kent. The full report can be found at Zooming into Kurdistan Robert Halfon and Gary Kent PDF Initial APPG delegations heard … Continue reading →