PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Kurds: Foreign Relations (25 July 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help promote relations with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Asked by:
Steve Race (Labour)
Asked by:
Steve Race (Labour)
Answer
The UK supports a secure, stable and thriving Kurdistan Region in Iraq (KRI) within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. The UK regularly engages with leaders of the KRI and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), including through their representations in London. We maintain our diplomatic presence in the KRI through the British Consulate General in Erbil. Through this platform, we continue to cooperate closely on our shared bilateral priorities, such as security and migration issues.
Answered by:
Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour)
5 August 2024
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