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signed a cultural agreement, allowing Iraqi students to study in
Bulgaria. 190 Kurds of Iraq studied there. In the early 1960s, the Bulgarian government uttered support for Kurdish rights and meant that Kurds had a right to exist and to practice and develop their national culture. Kurdish leader
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Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Kurdish region. In this period, Bulgaria continued giving scholarships to Kurdish students, thus supporting the creation of a Kurdish intelligentsia that would lead the Kurdish struggle for liberation. According to Bulgarian
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90:. Bulgaria is represented in Kurdistan Region through a
527:"Kurdistan Region and Bulgaria seek to strengthen ties"
461:"Българският външен министър похвали Иракски Кюрдистан"
413:"Bulgaria and Kurdish Government Deny Arms Sales Deal"
336:Българската дипломация в Египет, Сирия и Ирак във врем
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