Australia–Kurdistan Region relations are bilateral relations between Australia and Kurdistan Region.[1] While Australia has no representation in Kurdistan, Kurdistan has a representative office in Sydney.[2][3] Moreover, there is a Kurdish lobby in Australia.[4] In late 2014, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott authorized the training of the Kurdish soldiers or Peshmerga and also supplied the Kurds with ordnance in September 2014.[5][6] A C-130J was involved in the airlift of arms and munitions to the Kurdish forces.[7] In April 2016, it was disclosed that an Australian Army Special Operations Task Group personnel were assisting at the "divisional level" embedded with senior Kurdish Peshmerga commanders.[8]
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In 2015, Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa travelled to Australia and met with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to discuss the security circumstances in Kurdistan and bilateral relations.[9] Moreover, Mustafa met with Attorney-General George Brandis.[10]
See also
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edit- ^ While Kurdistan Region refers to the autonomous Kurdish region in Northern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan is a geographical term referring to the Kurdish area of Iraq
- ^ "KRG Representation in Commonwealth of Australia". Department of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 6 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "KRG Australia". www.krgaustralia.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Kurdish Lobby Australia - letter INC160069" (PDF). Kurdish Lobby Australia. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Abbott to see off Australian troops bound for Mideast". ABC News. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Pollard, Ruth (11 September 2014). "Australian-supplied weapons have reached the Kurdish frontline". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "ADF delivers fifth shipment to Iraq" (Press release). Department of Defence. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Toohey, Paul (29 April 2016). "Australian special forces in Iraq 'will not creep into a combat role' in the fight against Islamic State". News.com.au. News Corp Australia Network. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "KRG Foreign Minister discusses bilateral ties and ISIS with Australian Foreign Minister". dfr.gov.krd. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Minister Bakir holds separate meetings with Attorney General of Australia and Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade". dfr.gov.krd. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
Further reading
edit- Benjamin Isakhan and William Gourlay. "The Kurdish Referendum and Australia's Policy Options - AIIA". Australian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "Wyatt Roy caught in deadly firefight between Peshmerga and IS in Iraq". SBS News. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.