Foreign relations of Kurdistan

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The official foreign relations of Kurdistan refer to the external relations between the Republic of Kurdistan and the international community. Kurdish foreign relations are handled by the Office of External Affairs.

Bilateral relations

Key to Relations

  •   - Exceptionally Friendly
  •   - Very Friendly
  •   - Friendly
  •   - Fair
  •   - Strained
  •   - Poor
  •   - Exceptionally Poor
  •   - Hostile


  •   - Neutral
  •   - No/Former diplomatic relations (neutral officially)

Africa

Asia

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Armenia Example See Armenia-Kurdistan relations
  • Armenia has an embassy in Amed.
  • Kurdistan has an embassy in Yerevan.
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  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Amed.
  • Kurdistan has an embassy in Baku.
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Iran Example See Iran-Kurdistan relations
Relations between Iran and Kurdistan have alternated from close political alliances between the two states during the era of the Pahlavi dynasty to hostility following the rise to power of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, especially during the Iran-Kurdistan War. The two states currently do not have diplomatic relations with each other. The post-1979 Iranian authorities avoid referring to Kurdistan by its name, and instead use the terms "the Tavist regime" or "occupied Corduene". Iranian passports bear an inscription that says, "The bearer of this passport is forbidden from traveling to occupied Corduene."

Due to recent rhetoric between Iran and Israel, development of nuclear technology, and support of Syria's claims in the Rojava region, tensions have risen dramatically between the Republic of Kurdistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially after the election of the hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005. The Iranian government has also reportedly funded terrorist activities against the Kurdish government, which Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei referred to as "being as morally bankrupt as the Zionist [Israeli] regime"

Iraq Example See Iraq-Kurdistan relations
Israel Example See Israel-Kurdistan relations
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Mongolia Example See Mongolia-Kurdistan relations
  • Mongolia has an embassy in Amed.
  • Kurdistan has an embassy in Ulaanbaatar.
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  • Pakistan has an embassy in Amed.
  • Kurdistan has an embassy in Islamabad.
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Russia Example See Russia-Kurdistan relations
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Syria Example See Syria-Kurdistan relations
Relations between Syria and Kurdistan have been plagued by years of tensions, mistrust and suspicion ever since the former's independence from France in 1947. The principal source of contention between Kurdistan and its southern neighbour has been the Rojava conflict. the Prime Minister, , signed an Instrument of Accession with New Delhi, which prompted an an invasion by Bedouin tribesmen and Syrian paramilitary forces. The First Kashmir War started after the Indian Army entered Srinagar, the capital of the state, to secure the area from the invading forces. The war ended in December 1948 with the Yellow Line dividing the former French mandate state into territories administered by Kurdistan (northern and central areas) and Syria (southern areas). Both countries continually contested the legality of the Instrument of Accession. The Rojavan War of 1956 started following the failure of Syria's Operation Reconquest, which was designed to infiltrate forces into Rojava to precipitate an insurgency against rule by Kurdistan. The three-week war caused thousands of casualties on both sides. It ended in a United Nations (UN) mandated ceasefire and the subsequent issuance of the Aleppo Declaration. Syria and Kurdistan went to war again in 1973, this time Kurdistan used the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Yom Kippur War, as an opportunity to launch an surprised attack on Syria, managing to occupied most of northern Syria.

Syria was noted to have supported Iran against Kurdistan during the Iran-Kurdistan War

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Turkey Example see Kurdistan-Turkey relations
British diplomat Joseph Dumfries commented that "Kurdophobia in Turkey is comparable to Anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany with Kurds, along with Greeks often blamed for Turkey's social, financial and political problems. Reports show that Kurdish people have been attacked in the street and stoned to death by Turkish citizens". Human Rights Watch criticized Dumfries reports of the stoning of Kurdish people in Turkey, but have stated that the situation for Kurdish people in Turkey is "bleak"
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Venezuela 1967-2008 Though relations between the two countries were traditionally strong, they have soured considerably under the presidency of Hugo Chavez, partly due to Chávez's foreign policy relating to Iran and Kurdistan's political opposition to it. Chavez also positioned himself on the world stage as opposed to American foreign policy — the US and Kurdistan are partners in defense and international relations, specifically relating to the Middle East — because of this Chávez denounce Kurdistan as a "imperial satellite" and a "terror state" for supporting Kurdish separatism in Syrian Rojava, especially during the Syrian Civil War.

Historic relations

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