Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Russia consulate was inaugurated in Kurdistan region
VOI | Agencies
The Russian consulate was inaugurated in the Kurdistan's capital Erbil.
The Russian consulate was inaugurated in the Kurdistan's capital Erbil on Wednesday to provide Kurdish citizens who wish to enter Russia with the necessary visas.
In his word, Russian ambassador to Iraq at the inauguration ceremony said "We are in Erbil today to witness a historic step by inaugurating the Russian consulate."
"This step came after long negotiations between the Russian government from one side and the Iraqi and Kurdish governments from the other," he noted.
"Kurdish citizens can now get Russia's entry visa from the consulate in Erbil instead of going to Baghdad," the ambassador highlighted.
He unveiled his country's plan to open a consulate in the southern city of Basra in Iraq, without providing further details.
For his part, Iraq's Kurdistan region's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani expressed joy over the opening of the Russian consulate.
"The inauguration of the Russian consulate is due to the deep-rooted relations between the two countries," the premier noted.
Erbil witnessed also today the inauguration of the U.N. regional office; the first among the three offices announced by the U.N. two months ago within its plan to expand its role in Iraq.
Earlier, Iraqi Kurdistan government announced that it will open 15 representations abroad, the offices will be opened in Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and other countries, also announced that Greece had decided to open a consulate in Kurdistan.
In his word, Russian ambassador to Iraq at the inauguration ceremony said "We are in Erbil today to witness a historic step by inaugurating the Russian consulate."
"This step came after long negotiations between the Russian government from one side and the Iraqi and Kurdish governments from the other," he noted.
"Kurdish citizens can now get Russia's entry visa from the consulate in Erbil instead of going to Baghdad," the ambassador highlighted.
He unveiled his country's plan to open a consulate in the southern city of Basra in Iraq, without providing further details.
For his part, Iraq's Kurdistan region's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani expressed joy over the opening of the Russian consulate.
"The inauguration of the Russian consulate is due to the deep-rooted relations between the two countries," the premier noted.
Erbil witnessed also today the inauguration of the U.N. regional office; the first among the three offices announced by the U.N. two months ago within its plan to expand its role in Iraq.
Earlier, Iraqi Kurdistan government announced that it will open 15 representations abroad, the offices will be opened in Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and other countries, also announced that Greece had decided to open a consulate in Kurdistan.
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