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Some Kurds in a struggle against Turkey began to identify themselves with the Armenians, the very people whom they were encouraged by the Ottoman government to oppress. Today, Turks of Armenian and Kurdish ethnicity coexist in peace. [27] The PKK leadership has recognized the Armenian genocide and apologized for Kurdish involvement. [28]
See Greece–Kurdistan Region relations. Greece has a consulate general in Erbil. [12] Kurdistan Region has no representation in Greece. [6] Holy See: See Holy See–Kurdistan Region relations. Kurdish President Masoud Barzani has visited the three Popes; Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis in Vatican City. [13] [14] [15] Hungary
He reached an agreement with the Armenian delegation headed by Boghos Nubar in Paris which involved the division of eastern Anatolia between a Kurdish and Armenian state. [8] In this agreement Van and Bitlis both fell within Armenia, and so there was a hostile response from many Kurdish leaders in those region who had no wish to be a part of ...
A Kurdish Government official representing the Armenian community reported to Araratnews in 2011 that Iraqi Kurdistan had 3,600–3,800 Armenians- but this number is likely much higher now due to population displacements due to ISIS and Kurdish annexations of disputed territory. The Armenians of Iraqi Kurdistan have two schools (in Erbil and ...
Outside of city proper, there are ethnic Armenian communities in San Mateo County such as in San Bruno and South San Francisco, 0.4-0.5% of said cities' populations. Redwood City also has a community of several hundred (300), about half a percent of its population, and Campbell, near San Jose, is nearly one percent ethnic Armenian.
Iraqi Kurdish populations in America have open channels of communication with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) mediated through various groups such as cultural centers, mosques, and other humanitarian organizations. Due to this communication network, Kurdish organizations in the US have provided a significant amount of aid and ...
It is well known that throughout history, Kurdistan and the Kurds have been divided and that this is a special policy conducted by very powerful countries in the world to weaken us. The division between Kurds and Yezidi is another manifestation of this." Kurdish Parliament in Exile 24 Apr 1997 Passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide.
Established on May 23, 2008 by US Congressmen Lincoln Davis (D-Tennessee) and Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina), the Kurdish American Congressional Caucus is a bipartisan Congressional committee focusing on US-Kurdish relations, understanding Kurdish culture, and addressing overarching issues important to Kurdish-Americans in the U.S. and elsewhere.