Armenia Consulate General inaugurated in Iraqi Kurdistan

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Consulate General of Armenia was inaugurated in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan on Wednesday, February 24, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports. Deputy Foreign Minister Artak Apitonian, Yerevan's Ambassador to Iraq Hrachya Poladian, Consul General Arshak Manoukian and a number of Kurdish officials attended the event.

Apitonian said that the dynamic relations between Armenia and Iraqi Kurdistan are based on the strong historical ties and friendship of the two peoples. According to him, Armenia has always prioritized the development of relations with Iraqi Kurdistan. The Iraqi authorities, he said, have always been friendly towards the Armenians living in the country, evidenced by the thousands-strong community living and creating in the country very day.

Also attending the event was Safeen Dizayee, the Head of Department of Foreign Relations of Kurdistan Regional Government, who pledged to support the work of the consulate.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan also said that an Armenian Cultural Center opened in Erbil with the participation of Apitonian, Minister of Culture of Iraqi Kurdistan Mohammad Said Ali, the Ambassador of Yerevan to Iraq and the Consul General of Armenia in Erbil.