ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has requested heavy weapons from Belgium during a session of the country's parliament attended by the KRG's representative to the European Union.
“We are going to discuss the situation in Kurdistan, the ISIS war and Baghdad-Erbil relations,” Dlawar Azhgayi, the KRG's representative to the EU, told Rudaw on Tuesday ahead of the meeting of Belgium's Federal Parliament.
Strengthening economic ties between the two sides is reportedly also one of the KRG’s goals.
“We decided to ask Belgium government for heavy weapon and military training to help our Peshmerga forces,” said Azhgayi, referring to the Kurdish forces fighting ISIS militants in Iraq.
This is the first time a KRG official has been invited to attend a session of Belgian parliament, according to Azhgayi.
“We are going to discuss the situation in Kurdistan, the ISIS war and Baghdad-Erbil relations,” Dlawar Azhgayi, the KRG's representative to the EU, told Rudaw on Tuesday ahead of the meeting of Belgium's Federal Parliament.
Strengthening economic ties between the two sides is reportedly also one of the KRG’s goals.
“We decided to ask Belgium government for heavy weapon and military training to help our Peshmerga forces,” said Azhgayi, referring to the Kurdish forces fighting ISIS militants in Iraq.
This is the first time a KRG official has been invited to attend a session of Belgian parliament, according to Azhgayi.
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