British Parliamentary delegation invites KDP foreign relations office to international conference on Kurds in Britain

Hemin Hawrami, head of Kurdistan Democratic Party’s foreign relations office, received a delegation from United Kingdom’s ‘All-Party Parliamentary Group’, which was headed by Lord Glasman, Emma Grubb and Gary Kent.

 

Mr Hawrami raised the current political developments in Kurdistan and highlighted efforts in forming the next regional government.

 

Members of the foreign relations office were in attendance at the meeting where the British delegation expressed their delight in visiting Kurdistan, praised the cooperation and stability of the region.

 

The Syrian refugees in Kurdistan were another topic of their discussions.

 

The APPG formally invited the KDP’s foreign relations office to attend an international conference on the Kurds in Britain that was accepted with appreciation by Mr Hawrami, who assured of his participation.

 

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kurdistan’s remit is “to promote friendship and understanding between the people of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq and Great Britain and to encourage the development of democratic institutions in the Kurdistan Region as part of the democratic and federal process in the rest of Iraq.”

 

APPGs are made up of at least 20 members from different parties and there are hundreds covering most countries and a bewildering range of subjects from Accident Prevention to the Film Industry, Football to Policing, Whisky and Smoking and Health.

 

The APPG on Kurdistan meets regularly in the UK Parliament and hears from a range of groups. They work closely with the UK High Representation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and link with the wider Kurdish Diaspora in the UK.