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British Ambassador to Iraq hails the development of political and economic realities of the Kurdistan Region
Fri Feb 07 2014 11:26 p.m.
Erbil: praised Ambassador Simon Collis evolution of political and economic realities experienced by the Kurdistan Region, where he managed the region to achieve significant progress in these areas, hoping to make further progress and prosperity.
came during a press conference the British ambassador to Iraq at the Hall of Rotana Arbil, accompanied by Hugh Evans, British Consul General to the region.
noted British ambassador that in addition to the capital Arbil paid a visit to each of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja and Vichabour, also held several meetings with senior officials in the Kurdistan region, including the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Minister of the Interior and Natural Resources and the governors of Erbil Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah. He pointed out that the main axes of these meetings took place on the relations between the Kurdistan Region and Britain and ways of enhancing them as well as the interest in projects vital in the Kurdistan region, such as airline services and water projects and graduate.
announced Collis for the opening of the branch of Standard Chartered Bank in the capital Arbil during the next few weeks, which opened this bank branch in Baghdad during the month of November last year, and that preparations are underway in full swing for the opening of the second branch of the bank in the capital city of Erbil, in order to develop economic reality and a description of the plan is necessary for the current phase, in addition to the Bank of the City of London, which is considered one of the The most important British banks in the world will have a branch in Erbil as well, and added that this step guide on the willingness of the partnership and joint cooperation with the Kurdistan Region.
On another, the price of the British ambassador aloft efforts Kurdistan Regional Government in the area of support and assistance of Syrian refugees sheltering in camps own in the region , revealed that Britain comes in second class in the world in terms of contributions to the Syrian refugees, where the sending of humanitarian aid to these refugees in neighboring countries, an estimated cost of one billion dollars so far. He also conveyed the British ambassador at the same time a message of thanks from his government to the people of Kurdistan to his interest displaced from Anbar province who were forced to leave their homes because of the deteriorating security situation and went to the Kurdistan Region.
also noted the British ambassador that his meetings with senior officials in the Kurdistan Region also addressed the issue of oil and gas as one of the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad, expressing his happiness of progress in talks between the two parties. He revealed that the presence of British companies competent in the field of oil or not in the Kurdistan Region has nothing to do British government because these companies belonging to the private sector, and that the British government has only a consultative role for these companies. He stressed at the same time there are many companies British citizens in the Kurdistan Region and participate effectively in the work and activities of the investment, which covers around 40% of the fields in the region.
On another talked about the efforts to form a cab eighth for the Kurdistan Regional Government, pointing out that this Alsalh temporary, noting that the formation of the new government will make progress in economic terms for the region and allow more companies to implement business projects, stressing at the same time that the process of forming a new government in the region is an internal matter and they do not have any role or influence in this area.
noted British Ambassador to his visit to the town of Halabja and visit the Mausoleum monument Martyrs of Halabja, pointing out that all of Ayesh those events can not ignore the people of this town martyr, stressing the need to not ignore the future generations of this tragedy sad suffered by Halabja, especially since the same scenario renewed in Syria during the past year.
At the end of the press conference, the British ambassador expressed his happiness and delight the decision of the UN Security Council to cleanse the weapons of mass destruction of the Syrian regime, stressing at the same time the need to abide by the rules of deeds, not in words to apply this decision.
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Fri Feb 07 2014 11:26 p.m.
Erbil: praised Ambassador Simon Collis evolution of political and economic realities experienced by the Kurdistan Region, where he managed the region to achieve significant progress in these areas, hoping to make further progress and prosperity.
came during a press conference the British ambassador to Iraq at the Hall of Rotana Arbil, accompanied by Hugh Evans, British Consul General to the region.
noted British ambassador that in addition to the capital Arbil paid a visit to each of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja and Vichabour, also held several meetings with senior officials in the Kurdistan region, including the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Minister of the Interior and Natural Resources and the governors of Erbil Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah. He pointed out that the main axes of these meetings took place on the relations between the Kurdistan Region and Britain and ways of enhancing them as well as the interest in projects vital in the Kurdistan region, such as airline services and water projects and graduate.
announced Collis for the opening of the branch of Standard Chartered Bank in the capital Arbil during the next few weeks, which opened this bank branch in Baghdad during the month of November last year, and that preparations are underway in full swing for the opening of the second branch of the bank in the capital city of Erbil, in order to develop economic reality and a description of the plan is necessary for the current phase, in addition to the Bank of the City of London, which is considered one of the The most important British banks in the world will have a branch in Erbil as well, and added that this step guide on the willingness of the partnership and joint cooperation with the Kurdistan Region.
On another, the price of the British ambassador aloft efforts Kurdistan Regional Government in the area of support and assistance of Syrian refugees sheltering in camps own in the region , revealed that Britain comes in second class in the world in terms of contributions to the Syrian refugees, where the sending of humanitarian aid to these refugees in neighboring countries, an estimated cost of one billion dollars so far. He also conveyed the British ambassador at the same time a message of thanks from his government to the people of Kurdistan to his interest displaced from Anbar province who were forced to leave their homes because of the deteriorating security situation and went to the Kurdistan Region.
also noted the British ambassador that his meetings with senior officials in the Kurdistan Region also addressed the issue of oil and gas as one of the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad, expressing his happiness of progress in talks between the two parties. He revealed that the presence of British companies competent in the field of oil or not in the Kurdistan Region has nothing to do British government because these companies belonging to the private sector, and that the British government has only a consultative role for these companies. He stressed at the same time there are many companies British citizens in the Kurdistan Region and participate effectively in the work and activities of the investment, which covers around 40% of the fields in the region.
On another talked about the efforts to form a cab eighth for the Kurdistan Regional Government, pointing out that this Alsalh temporary, noting that the formation of the new government will make progress in economic terms for the region and allow more companies to implement business projects, stressing at the same time that the process of forming a new government in the region is an internal matter and they do not have any role or influence in this area.
noted British Ambassador to his visit to the town of Halabja and visit the Mausoleum monument Martyrs of Halabja, pointing out that all of Ayesh those events can not ignore the people of this town martyr, stressing the need to not ignore the future generations of this tragedy sad suffered by Halabja, especially since the same scenario renewed in Syria during the past year.
At the end of the press conference, the British ambassador expressed his happiness and delight the decision of the UN Security Council to cleanse the weapons of mass destruction of the Syrian regime, stressing at the same time the need to abide by the rules of deeds, not in words to apply this decision.
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