Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (cabinet.gov.krd) – Kurdistan Regional Government Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani met with a number of European leaders during his visit to the continent this week. In the Netherlands, Mr. Talabani met separately with the Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders and Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. In the meetings, Mr. Talabani discussed the fight … Continue reading Deputy Prime Minister Talabani meets with European leaders
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Salahadin, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, (Krp.org)- President Masoud Barzani held a meeting today with the representatives of the political parties across the Kurdistan Region. During the meeting, President Barzani and the attendees discussed several salient issues including the upcoming parliamentary elections, the current political and economic situations and the issue of the independence referendum. The … Continue reading President Barzani Meets with Kurdistan Region’s Political Parties to Set the Date for the Referendum
On June 19, 2017 the Joint Crisis Coordination Centre (JCC) held its second quarterly coordination meeting with the international NGOs operating in the Kurdistan Region to discuss the challenges surrounding the current humanitarian crisis, such as response, approaches and areas of priorities. The meeting focused on the current issues and challenges facing the process of … Continue reading Kurdistan JCC meets with International NGOs
St Petersburg, Russia (mnr.krg.org) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Russia’s oil major Rosneft today in St Petersburg signed agreements on increasing cooperation in the oil and gas sector. The agreements will strengthen the existing relationship between the two sides, which started in February 2017 when Rosneft began purchasing KRG’s crude oil for its … Continue reading Kurdistan and Rosneft Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreements in Oil and Gas Sector
Salahadin, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, (Krp.org)- President Masoud Barzani received a United States military delegation headed by Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, the Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. During the meeting President Barzani and General Towsend reviewed the latest developments in the operations against the terrorists of the Islamic State, … Continue reading President Barzani Receives a United States Military Delegation
Bowe Bergdahl's court martial will soon start, but his desertion isn't the only possible crime in which I'm interested. Back in Stockman's congressional office, in June 2014, I wrote a letter from our office to the White House directly asking Obama "Was anyone in the Obama administration, or associated with the Obama administration, at any … Continue reading Here’s why Obama’s Bergdahl swap may be a federal crime
If the government is going to engage in food aid, it can't waste taxpayer dollars. Trump's budget would send taxpayer funds overseas, where they would often benefit corrupt and questionable regimes. - Donny -- WASHINGTON, DC -- Earlier this week the House Committee on Agriculture convened a hearing on the FY2018 budget proposal from President … Continue reading Congressional Hearing Slams Proposed Food Aid Cuts
From Chairman's Conaway's opening remarks, Committee on Agriculture Hearing: The Next Farm Bill: The Future of International Food Aid and Agricultural Development, June 7, 2017 ...(T)he administration’s budget proposal...calls for drastic cuts to international food aid programs and the elimination of funding for both the McGovern-Dole and Food for Peace Programs. I know we will … Continue reading Conaway Stands Up For US Farmers In Food Aid Hearing
Washington, D.C. – Following today’s announcement that the U.S. and China have finalized an agreement allowing for American beef exports, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (NC-07) made the below comments: “As one of the world's largest importers of beef, China has long-been an … Continue reading $2.6 billion deal means more Texas beef going to China
One of the most common phrases to be heard from “the left” is the assertion that someone or some public policy is or is not on “the right side of history.” It has almost become a mantra by those who disagree with, hate, or are fearful of ideas and policies proposed by those generally characterized … Continue reading Marxists Are Not on the ‘Right Side of History’
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