Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on Monday visited the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior to discuss ways to prevent violence against women. Discussions in the meetings centered on the increasing rate of domestic violence and ways to reverse this trend through the law. “No one is above the law. There is no excuse for ...
Deputy PM Talabani meets with Ministers to discuss efforts to end violence against women
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on Monday met with the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and the Minister of Culture and Youth to discuss efforts by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to end violence against women and girls in the Kurdistan Region. The Deputy Prime Minister highlighted the need for more comprehensive solu ...
Deputy PM Talabani meets with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on Wednesday met with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, and the US Ambassador to Iraq, Elina Romanowski, to discuss recent political developments in Iraq and disputes between Erbil and Baghdad regarding oil and gas. Addressing the decision made by the Federa ...
Deputy PM Talabani meets with Chinese Ambassador to Iraq
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on Monday met with the new Chinese Ambassador to Iraq, Cui Wei, and the Chinese Consul General in Erbil to discuss the political situation in Iraq and the bilateral relations between the Kurdistan Region and China. The Deputy Prime Minister stressed the need for a swift resolution to the political d ...
Deputy PM Qubad Talabani meets with new US Consul General
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on Wednesday met with the new US Consul General in Erbil, Irvin Hick, to discuss ongoing reform process and opportunities for further collaboration between the Kurdistan Region and the US. The Deputy Prime Minister welcomed Hick and expressed the Kurdistan Regional Government’s hopes that his time i ...
Deputy PM Qubad Talabani meets with German Consul General
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on Wednesday met with the outgoing German Consul General in Erbil, Klemens Semtner, to discuss the current political situation in Iraq and progress by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on its reform agenda. Both sides expressed concerns over the escalation of conflict in Baghdad and urged for ...