US EditionUS opens massive $796M consulate in Irbil to strengthen Kurdish ties
The $796 million consulate, the largest U.S. facility worldwide, aims to boost diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation with the Kurdish region, officials said.
- The United States inaugurated a massive $796 million consulate compound in Irbil, the capital of northern Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region.
- The sprawling complex, planned as the largest U.S. consulate in the world, was built on a 50-acre site along the Irbil–Shaqlawa highway.
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas urged Baghdad and Irbil to dismantle Iran-aligned militias engaging in violent and destabilizing activities.
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Threatening Iraq's sovereignty, US opens world’s largest consulate in Erbil
The United States has officially opened its new consulate compound in Erbil, in what is claimed to be Washington’s commitment to long-term partnership with the Kurdistan Region while sending more troops to the semi-autonomous Iraqi territory amid long-standing calls for the expulsion of American occupation forces.
US opens new mega consulate in Iraq's Kurdistan
The United States inaugurated a new mega consulate on Wednesday in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq. Kurdish authorities enjoy strong ties with the US, which led the 2003 invasion that toppled longtime Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, who had persecuted the Kurds. The US has had a consulate in Erbil […] The post US opens new mega consulate in Iraq’s Kurdistan appeared first on Insider Paper.
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