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Written question asked by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2015. It was answered by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Friday, 9 January 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed the conflict against ISIL with representatives of the Kurdistan regional government.

Answer

My officials in Erbil, Baghdad and London discuss the conflict against ISIL with representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on a regular basis.

I last discussed this issue with KRG representatives during my visit to Erbil on 13 October in meetings with both KRG President Masoud Barzani and KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani.

The Minister for the Middle East, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), discussed this issue with the Head of the KRG’s Department for Foreign Relations, Mr Falah Mustafa, on Thursday 11 December.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
219431
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Iraq Politics and government Kurds Islamic State
Link
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