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Canada–Kurdistan Region relations

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visited Kurdistan as well having held talks with the Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa, while a Canadian military delegation led by Defence Chief Vance met with the Kurdish President in February 2016.
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visited Kurdistan to discuss strengthening relations and stated that: "We will continue our support and cooperation with the Kurdistan Region in this difficult time." Canadian Prime Minister
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Regarding the oil sector, Six Canadian oil companies were granted license by Kurdistan Region to operate in the region
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decided to keep the Kurdish flag patches. Another such gesture was the hoisting of the Kurdish flag in
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In July 2016, a controversy occurred regarding the Canadian military uniforms as they included the
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and could be interpreted as support for Iraq's disunity. Nevertheless, the Canadian Defense Chief
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visited the region two months later in May where he met with the Kurdish President
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While Kurdistan Region refers to the autonomous Kurdish region in Northern Iraq,
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is a geographical term referring to the Kurdish area of
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Index

Map indicating locations of Canada and Kurdistan Region
Canada
Kurdistan Region
bilateral relations
Kurdistan Region
Iraq
embassy office
Erbil
Tom Kmiec
Peshmerga
Justin Trudeau
Kurdish independence referendum
Flag of Kurdistan
Jonathan Vance
Toronto
Halabja massacre
Robert Nicholson
Stephen Harper
Masud Barzani
Nechirvan Barzani
Islamic State
Richard Fadden
Harjit Sajjan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraq
"Embassy Office of Canada"
"Kurdish independence vote leaves Canadian Forces in a bind - National | Globalnews.ca"
"Canada wants to build relationship with Kurds"
"The Status of Western Military Aid to Kurdish Peshmerga Forces"
"Canadian helicopters active in Iraq; SOF continue to support Peshmerga forces"

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