Party Conferences in UK

Dear Friend, 

We are delighted to announce the details of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) fringe meetings at the Labour and Conservative party Conferences in the coming weeks.

The two meetings promise dynamic debate about a model that Kurdistan offers for the Middle East region in the search for democracy and reflect on the recent revision of the far-reaching implications of Britain ’s intervention in Iraq in the face of the Arab Spring.

The panellists at the two conferences include:

Stephen Twigg MP, Shadow FCO Minister

Nicholas Soames MP, President of the Conservative Middle East Council

David Gardner, International Affairs Editor at the Financial Times

John McTernan, journalist and former director of political operations for Tony Blair

and Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the KRG High Representative to the UK

Please note:

All our fringe meetings take place inside the secure zones of the conferences and are therefore open only to those who carry the necessary passes from the conference organisers.

Conservative Party Conference – Manchester

The Arab Spring: Could Iraqi Kurdistan be a model for the Middle East ?

Monday 3^rd October 2011, Derby Suite, Midland Hotel (secure zone)

 12.30 – 2pm

Lunchtime fringe meeting with refreshments

Hosted by

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation

Speakers:

Chaired by The Rt Hon Nicholas Soames MP, President, Conservative Middle East Council

David Gardner, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times

Nadhim Zahawi MP, Co-Chair, APPG on Kurdistan Region in Iraq

Robert Halfon MP, Vice Chair, APPG on Kurdistan Region in Iraq

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government High Representative

Labour Party Conference – Liverpool

The Arab Spring: Is Kurdistan a model for the Middle East ?

Wednesday 28^th September 2011, ACC Liverpool – BT Convention Centre,

Exhibition Meeting Room 1

12.30 – 2pm

Lunchtime fringe meeting with refreshments

Hosted by

All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Labour Friends of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation

Speakers:

Stephen Twigg MP, Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Dave Anderson MP, APPG Secretary, President of Labour Friends of Iraq

John McTernan, journalist, former director of political operations for Tony Blair

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Region High Representative to the UK

Chaired by Gary Kent, Director Labour Friends of Iraq

We look forward to seeing you in Liverpool and Manchester . We will be attending the Liberal Democrat Party conference in Birmingham from Monday 19^th to Wednesday 21^st September.

For general information on the party conferences, please see:
- http://www.labour.org.uk/annual_conference_2011

- http://www.conservatives.com/Get_involved/Conference.aspx

- http://www.libdems.org.uk/conference.aspx

If you require further information, please reply to this email (uk@krg.org) or contact our office on 020 7170 4300.

Regards,

Katarina Vojtovicova

Kurdistan Regional Government

UK Representation