Italy–Kurdistan Region relations
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History
Many high-level meeting have been held between Italy and Kurdistan Region. In November 2005, Kurdish President
The two parties signed an environmental agreement in July 2017, aimed at assisting the Kurdish government with technology concerning climate change.[12]
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Kurdistan Region in late December 2022 to meet Kurdish counterpart and moreover the Camp Singara military base where Italian soldiers are staying.[13]
Italian military aid to Kurdistan
In December 2015, Prime Minister Renzi decided to dispatch 450 Italian soldiers to Kurdistan Region, to protect Kurdish-controlled
During her trip to Erbil in July 2015, Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti stated that "Italy stands behind Kurdistan in the “common challenge” of fighting the Islamic State group".[21]
In 2018, Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani visited Italy and met with Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini.[5]
See also
References
- ^ While Kurdistan Region refers to the autonomous Kurdish region in Northern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan is a geographical term referring to the Kurdish area of Iraq
- ^ "Consulate of Italy - Erbil" (in Italian). Foreign Ministry of Italy. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Kurdistan Regional Government - Representation In Italy". Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Decades-long Italian-Kurdish ties strengthened in defense minister's recent visit". Rudaw. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Italian defense minister, Iraqi Kurds hold talks". Arab News. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Biography President Masoud Barzani" (PDF). European Parliament. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "President Barzani arrives in Germany to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel after Italy visit". Kurdistan Regional Government. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "President Barzani Meets Italian Foreign Minister in Rome". Kurdistan Regional Government. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Kurdish Flag Set Tone of Barzani's Meetings at Vatican, Rome". Rudaw. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Iraq, visita lampo di Renzi a Baghdad ed Erbil. Parlamento decide per l'invio di armi ai curdi" (in Italian). Rai News. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Prime Minister Barzani meets Pope Francis at Vatican during Italy trip". www.nrttv.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Italia e Kurdistan iracheno firmano un accordo sulla cooperazione ambientale" (in Italian). Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "President Meloni visits Iraq". 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Kurdish PM, Italian military chief discuss military cooperation, Mosul Dam". Rudaw. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Pinotti visits Italian military in Iraq: training 25% local forces". OnuItalia. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Italian advisers train 7,000 Peshmerga soldiers: Coalition". Kurdistan24. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Italy adds military muscle for ISIS fight". Rudaw. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Jan Joel Andersson and Florence Gaub (July 2015). "Adding fuel to the fire? Arming the Kurds" (PDF). European Union Institute for Security Studies. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Italy to send helicopters to Erbil, 130 infantry troops to Baghdad". Rudaw. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Italy receives wounded Peshmerga fighters for medical treatment". Kurdistan24. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Italy behind Kurdistan in 'common challenge' of fighting ISIS". Rudaw. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
Further reading
- Giuseppe Campanile (1818). Storia della regione del Kurdistan e delle sette di religione ivi esistenti. Stamp. di fratelli Fernandes. p. 224.
- Galletti, Mirella (2001). "Le relazioni tra Italia e Kurdistan - La politica italiana verso assiri e curdi (1920-1943)". Oriente Moderno. 20 (81): 149–182.