Iraq and France ~ French Consulate and the Institute Abdian their readiness to support Iraqi civil society

July 16, 2011

Iraq and France ~ French Consulate and the Institute Abdian their readiness to support Iraqi civil society

Arbil, showed the French Consulate and the Cultural Institute of the French in Arbil, their willingness to support Iraqi civil society through engage them in the sessions to teach the French language and facilitate communication and networking between civil society of Iraq and his French counterpart, came during the visit of the delegation of the Civil Society Forum to Arbil, the first since (2003).

Amer said Aekeche General Coordinator of the Civil Society Forum, Head of Delegation in a press statement: "Within an official visit to the Civil Society Forum in coordination and cooperation with the Council of NGOs in Iraqi Kurdistan to Erbil, capital of Kurdistan official delegation included more than (60 ) civil society activists of both sexes of the heads and members of civil society organizations, members of the Forum of the various Iraqi provinces were to visit the French consulate in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region."

He Aekeche: "After the delegation presented a detailed explanation of the Civil Society Forum and its members and its activities and future plans expressed by Dr. Ferrerdrick Tissot French Consul in Erbil, for his pleasure the establishment of the Forum and warm congratulations to the members of the Forum considered the founding forum is a step in the right direction to build Iraq's institutional free depends on the competencies and technocrats and civil institutions."

He Aekeche "As presented Emily Ponzi Director of the Institute of French Cultural congratulations established forum calling for coordinated General and members of the Forum to do their best for the success of the Forum as the largest gathering of organizations of Iraq at the moment.

"and the General Coordinator of the Civil Society Forum that "the visit was very successful as we have, in coordination with the French Consulate and the Cultural Institute of the French to engage members of civil society organizations, members of the Forum in sessions to teach the French language held in Arbil and Sulaimaniya was also agreed to coordinate efforts to send civil society activists of both sexes to France for their involvement programs and activities set up by French institutions".

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