Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today attended an event that granted fully-funded scholarships for 20 disadvantaged students to pursue their bachelor studies at the American University of Kurdistan (AUK). Earlier in June, AUK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with British oil company, Genel Energy, to fund a group of high school grad ...
PM Masrour Barzani held a roundtable meeting with Foreign Ambassadors in Iraq
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today held a roundtable discussion with various prominent ambassadors to Iraq, focusing on consolidating the existing relations between their respective countries and the Kurdistan Region. The meeting was held with US Ambassador, Alina Romanowski, the EU’s Ambassador, Ville Varjola, Italian Ambassador, Maurizio ...
PM Masrour Barzani meets with UNAMI chief
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today received the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Both discussed the political process in Iraq following the inauguration of the new government in Baghdad, stressing that all parties should support the cabinet’s agenda so it serves all the components of the co ...
PM Masrour Barzani meets with the Russian Ambassador to Iraq
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today received the Russian Ambassador to Iraq, Elbrus Kutrashev, and his delegation. Both discussed the political developments in Iraq following the formation of a new government, as well as resolving the issues between Erbil and Baghdad in accordance with the constitution. They also discussed ways to strength ...
PM Barzani receives Canada’s Ambassador to Iraq
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD)- Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today received Canada’s Ambassador to Iraq, Gregory Galligan. Prime Minister Barzani touched upon the political situation in Iraq following the formation of a new government which has shaped a path towards solving the outstanding disputes between Erbil and Baghdad. Ambassador Galligan praised the reforms made b ...
PM Masrour Barzani inaugurates Lanaz Refinery with 75,000 bpd capacity
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today inaugurated the energy-saving Lanaz refinery in Erbil, paving the path to hundreds of new employment opportunities for Kurdistani youth at the facility, which boasts of a production capacity of 75,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Built in 2008, the Lanaz refinery is a fully equipped, large-scale refinery ...