Iraqi Kurdistan–Palestine relations

Iraqi Kurdistan–Palestine relations
Iraqi Kurdistan	Palestine

Iraqi Kurdistan–Palestine relations (Arabic: علاقات فلسطين وكردستان‎‎; Kurdish: کوردستان-فه‌له‌ستین عه‌لاقات‎) covers the diplomatic, political, and cultural relations between the semi-autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan with the Palestinian Authority (1994–2012) and the State of Palestine.

The Palestinian Authority has had a diplomatic representation in Iraqi Kurdistan via a General Consulate, and is one of the first Arab governments to have relations with Kurdistan. The president of Kurdistan described the opening of the consulate as "an historical day for the two brotherly and persecuted nations." Ambassador Khudhouri commented "And here today, we are opening this consulate to continue our historical relations."^[1]

Political relations

The Palestinian Authority opened its general consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan on 29 November 2011^[2] in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.^[3] Masoud Barzani, President of Iraqi Kurdistan, expressed his hope that the Palestinian General Consulate will lead to more cooperation and visits with the Arab world. Mahmoud Abbas is the first Arab leader to visit Iraqi Kurdistan, and Nadhmi Khudhouri, the Ambassador of Kurdistan, described the opening of the consulate as a "great achievement" for the Palestinian people. The ambassador also said about Israel: "It is only propaganda, those who claim that Kurdistan region has relation with Israel. What I feel here is that Kurds support Palestine."

Cultural relations

In April 2012, the Iraqi Kurdish national football team was invited to participate in the 2012 Palestine International Cup. KFF held an emergency meeting and eventually decided to let the team participate. Salam Hussein, KFF Secretary said "We finally decided to let the team participate in the Palestine competition after we found out that the competition will not coincide with the VIVA World Cup,"^[2]

References

Foreign relations of Iraqi Kurdistan

Bilateral relations	Israel Palestine Turkey US

International organizations	Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

Related topics	Diplomatic missions of / in Iraqi Kurdistan Disputed territories of Northern Iraq Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Kurdish nationalism

Foreign relations of the State of Palestine

Africa	Algeria Burkina Faso Egypt South Africa

Americas	Brazil Chile Honduras Mexico United States Uruguay Venezuela

Asia	China India Indonesia Iran Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan) Israel Malaysia North Korea Pakistan United Arab Emirates Vietnam

Europe	Albania Denmark Iceland Romania Russia Serbia Turkey Vatican City

Disputes	Israeli–Palestinian conflict Palestinian political violence Fatah–Hamas conflict

International organizations	Arab League European Union Non-Aligned Movement United Nations

Related topics	Foreign Affairs Minister Diplomatic missions of / in Palestine Recognition of statehood Legal status Palestine 194 Palestinian diaspora

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