On the sixteenth of August and the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, I extend my warmest greetings and congratulations to the cadres, members and supporters of the party

A KDP-FRO delegation headed by Hoshyar Siwaily visited Japan and met the Foreign Office and the Japanese political parties. During the first meeting which was on 3^rd August, the delegation met with Mr MORYAMA HASHI, the Head of Liberal Democrat’s international Department and a member of the Japanese Parliament who was also appointed as the Head of the Party’s block in Parliament during the recent reshuffle. The second meeting was with Mr MOTOHIRO OONO, the Deputy Secretary of the Democratic party of Japan, a member of parliament. and the Head of the Party’s International Department. The delegation also visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and met with Mr Katsuhiko Takahashi, Deputy Director General of Middle East and African Affairs Bureau.  Mr Takahashi, who has visited Kurdistan, invited the delegation for dinner during which more discussions followed.

The New US Deputy Consul General Steven Gillen heading a delegation from the US Consulate General in Erbil, accompanied by Steven Feinberg, Division Chief of Iraq, Iran and Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the State Department visited the KDP’s FRO

Tuesday the 18th of July a delegation from the KDP's foreign relations office led by Mr. Hoshyar Siwaily head of the office and both office members Mr. Latao B. Khalid and Mr. Nuri Fakher visited Turkish consulate general in Erbil, and they were received by the consul general Mr. Mehmet Akif Inam. At the beginning of the meeting Mr. Siwaily congratulated the Turkish government and its people on the occasion of the first anniversary of their victory over the failed coup attempt on 15th of July last year. The meeting took place in a friendly atmosphere while both side expressed their views towards the forthcoming referendum on 25th of September this year. Furthermore, they have discussed the bilateral relations between the KRG and Turkey as well as the general political situation in detail. 

An independent Kurdistan will close this sad chapter and open a chapter of development respect for human rights and strengthening democracy.