Yerevan /Mediamax/. Starting next week, Armenia will conduct direct flights to Erbil, capital of Southern Kurdistan in Iraq.
“Horizon” weekly writes that Armenian Ambassador to Iraq Karen Grigoryan said this during his meeting with Foreign Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa.
According to the magazine, at his first visit to the Kurdistan Region, Ambassador Karen Grigoryan stated that the approval to open Armenia’s consulate general in Erbil had been granted.
According to the Ambassador, the Armenian government is committed to maintain and strengthen relations with Kurdistan Regional Government. He expressed the hope that operation of direct flights will lead to more economic and cultural exchanges between Kurdistan and Armenia.
The sides also discussed security and humanitarian challenges facing the Kurdistan Region.
Mediamax recalls that last December, the Armenian language was recognized one of the official languages in the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq.
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