16 June 2012
BAGHDAD/ Aswat al-Iraq: French ambassador to Iraq Dany Guaire announced here that measures will be taken to grant visas from Arbil directly starting from next September, according to Al-Sharq al-Awsat daily.

According to the paper, Ambassador Guaire said that it is a move to consolidate political, economic and cultural cooperation between France and Kurdistan.

He added that this move will help exchange of visits and the flow of European investments into Kurdistan.

The French ambassador met Kurdish region president Masoud Barzani, where talks tackled the present political crisis in Iraq and the region.

Barzani stressed the importance of enhancing Kurdish-French relations in different field, particularly the investment to rebuild Kurdistan and its infrastructures.

© Aswat Aliraq 2012