Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Foreign Relations Office (FRO) Delegation meets NV-A Party in Brussels

A delegation from the Foreign Relations Office meets NV-A Party in Brussels

On a  formal invitation by the EU parliament a delegation from Kurdistan Democratic Party Foreign Relations Office visited Brussels on 28-30 June to attend a conference on (The future of the Christians in Iraq). On the first day of the visit and before the commencement of conference, the delegation visited the Flemish parliament in Brussels and met the representatives of  New Flemish alliance (NV-A) to strengthen bilateral relations and to brief the party on the current developments in Kurdistan Region.

 During the meeting  NV-A was represented by Marc Hendrickx Head of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Benelux Parliament and the European Committee on the Regions and Karl Vanlouwe Vice President of the Belgian Senate . The main topics of the discussion were the current fight against ISIS, the forthcoming referendum, the IDPs and the future developments in Iraq after the defeat of ISIS. The planned referendum was one of the issues that The Head of the KDP FR discussed in detail.

The NV-A representatives expressed their appreciation to the role the Peshmerga has been playing and to the assistance provided by the KRG and the people of Kurdistan to the IDPs and the refugees who have taken refuge in Kurdistan Region. They also showed their understanding to legitimate rights of the People of Kurdistan for self-determination and believed that best way is the peaceful way and mutual understanding with Baghdad over this critical issue.

 At the end the delegation invited NV-A to visit Kurdistan and send observers to monitor the referendum on 25th September.