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US consulate opened in Erbil
11/07/2011 01:02
Erbil, July 10 (AKnews) - In a solemn ceremony on Sunday evening, the US consulate general was opened in Erbil - the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region.
Head of the the previously Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) - which had been working in Kurdistan since 2007 - Alex Lascaris has been appointed the Consul General whose duties cover the three province of Kurdistan , Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Duhok.
US ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffry and deputy US Secretary of State Thomas Nides, in addition to the regional government officials attended the ceremony which conicided with the 235th anniversary of the US Independence Day.
The people of Kurdistan and the regional government have made good progress, US ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffry aid, "we are optimistic about Kurdistan Region as we are about Iraq as a whole"
Jeffry said United States would support a united, democratic and federal Iraq.
Deputy US Secretary of State Thomas Nides said in a speech that opening the consulate in Erbil would tress the "our long-term commitment to our relations with Iraq"
The opening of the consulate in Erbil came only days after the US ambassador James Jeffry opened the US consulate in Basra province.
President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani said in a speech that "today is an important day. It is the day of renewing the years-long relations between Kurdistan Region and the United States."
Currently, there are 20 foreign consulates, trade offices and representations in Kurdistan Region. Only two of them from Arab states, Jordan and Egypt. Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Palestine are also expected to open their consulates in the region in the near future.
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11/07/2011 01:02
Erbil, July 10 (AKnews) - In a solemn ceremony on Sunday evening, the US consulate general was opened in Erbil - the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region.
Head of the the previously Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) - which had been working in Kurdistan since 2007 - Alex Lascaris has been appointed the Consul General whose duties cover the three province of Kurdistan , Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Duhok.
US ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffry and deputy US Secretary of State Thomas Nides, in addition to the regional government officials attended the ceremony which conicided with the 235th anniversary of the US Independence Day.
The people of Kurdistan and the regional government have made good progress, US ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffry aid, "we are optimistic about Kurdistan Region as we are about Iraq as a whole"
Jeffry said United States would support a united, democratic and federal Iraq.
Deputy US Secretary of State Thomas Nides said in a speech that opening the consulate in Erbil would tress the "our long-term commitment to our relations with Iraq"
The opening of the consulate in Erbil came only days after the US ambassador James Jeffry opened the US consulate in Basra province.
President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani said in a speech that "today is an important day. It is the day of renewing the years-long relations between Kurdistan Region and the United States."
Currently, there are 20 foreign consulates, trade offices and representations in Kurdistan Region. Only two of them from Arab states, Jordan and Egypt. Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Palestine are also expected to open their consulates in the region in the near future.
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