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[fairenough11] 02/11/2023 19:25

China to start issuing visas in Erbil before New Year: Consul General

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Chinese Consul General in Erbil Liu Jun said on Thursday that his country will start issuing visas in the Kurdish capital later this year, adding that Beijing has provided the mission the authority to provide all consular services.

“Later this year, probably in December, the Chinese consulate general in Erbil is going to issue visas,” Jun told Rudaw’s Dilbixwin Dara on Thursday after his government granted the mission approval to “offer full consular services.”

China opened its consulate in Erbil in 2014 but residents of the Kurdistan Region have had to go to Baghdad to apply for visas.

A group of Rudaw Media Network journalists, including Dara, recently visited China.

Dara asked the consul general why Chinese people do not know the Kurds.

“People in China do not know much about Kurdistan. Even for me, I did not have a lot of information on Kurdistan before I came to this beautiful city. I think Kurdistan people and Chinese people are two great nations,” replied the diplomat.

“They have a long history, long civilization and friendly ties" which "could be dated back many years ago. So there is a good foundation for further understanding of each other,” he added.

He noted that one of his priorities during his tenure as consul general in Erbil is to boost mutual understanding between Kurdistan and China.

Jun told Rudaw last month that Erbil and Beijing are “complementary” and expressed his determination to improve Beijing-Erbil business and trade relations.

“China and this Region are highly complementary to each other. So we can do a lot for the infrastructure, agriculture, communications [fields], and many more. I am determined to improve the business-trade relation between China and this [Kurdistan] Region,” he said.

In a 2021 interview with Rudaw, former Chinese Commercial Consul to Erbil Li Qingsheng said that Iraq was China’s “third largest trading partner in West Asia and North Africa with a bilateral trade volume of $30.1 billion”, adding that China has imported more than 60 million tons of crude oil from Iraq the previous year.

Trade between China and Iraq reached $16 billion in the first six months of 2021 Beijing is also the biggest importer of Iraqi oil.

In 2017, the Chinese consulate approached Salahaddin University’s College of Languages with the idea of a Chinese language department. Opening a school in the capital Baghdad came with security risks, but the Kurdistan Region was relatively secure.

“This year, we are happy to know that for the first time they have graduates,” Jun said on Thursday.

He stated that they have offered full scholarships to four of the graduates to pursue higher degrees in Chinese language, adding that they have also recommended over 20 Kurdish students to attend a summer camping in China.

“We believe that to start with the language is very important because when you learn the language you get to learn and know the culture. Language and culture are bound together,” he said, revealing that he is currently learning the Kurdish language.

When asked about the bad reputation of Chinese goods in foreign markets, the diplomat said they have launched a “tremendous campaign” at home to crack down on places that produce low-quality goods.

“The government pays a lot of attention to supervision and quality assurance,” he said.

“We can work together with other countries’ governments, with news media and with the chamber of commerce…on how to establish a normal trade relations with Chinese companies and foreign companies.

[highlander7] 02/11/2023 17:04

It means they have been quality assured / vetted and pre qualified as a approved contractor. Standard stuff.

[ptmorris1] 02/11/2023 16:33

The ICG must have promised them some kind of assurance and stability to warrant their interest.Will that assurance and stability apply to us too?

[highlander7] 02/11/2023 15:51

2nd November 2023 in Iraq Oil & Gas News
By John Lee.

China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corporation (ZPEC) has announced that it has received a letter from Iraq's Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate (PCLD) confirming the successful approval of its qualifications for Iraq's oil and gas field development and operations.

In a statement on Thursday to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the company said that this qualification is a prerequisite for its participation in the exploration and development of Iraq's oil and gas blocks.

[arcadian] 02/11/2023 13:04

If true that would be most welcome and bode well. The IOC need a more secure environment and need to stand firm to secure it Iraq needs to realise its importance too as IOCs will not be eager to invest in what Iraq wants and needs on the economic and political fronts but I`m sure they know this.

PS Heard talk of an HCL a while back. Wonder how that`s doing.

[gkp_over_100quid_at_takeover] 02/11/2023 11:52

JakelaMotta

Posts: 166

Price: 122.50

Strong Buy

RE: Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3Today 11:29
Baghdad has got the message that without much improved contracts , no investments from IOC.

I expect GKP PSC legitimacy imminently along with a large backpayment, perhaps not the whole $ 151m but a big lump.

New IRAQ licence bidding round has " sweetened contracts" to encourage IOC investment.

[gkp_over_100quid_at_takeover] 02/11/2023 11:52

RE: Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3Today 11:29
Production for local sales on the same gradient of acceleration is now likely to be 50k bopd

Revenue generation $ 16 m / month.

That's FCF /Operational profit per month of $10m...

Current bank growing nicely.

[nestoframpers] 02/11/2023 10:40

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd (GKP)
Block Listing Six Monthly Return

02-Nov-2023 / 07:00 GMT/BST




2 November 2023





Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

(“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP” or “the Company”)



Block Listing Six Monthly Return



(Note: Italicised terms have the same meaning as given in the Listing Rules.)



Name of applicant:

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited

Name of scheme:

Deferred Bonus Plan/Long Term Incentive Plan

Period of return:

From:

4 May 2023

To:

2 November 2023

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:

197,969 common shares of $1 each

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

6,250,000 common shares of $1 each

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):

6,196,122

Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:

251,847 common shares of $1 each



Name of contact:

Alasdair Robinson, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

[phone]

[doctortakeover] 02/11/2023 09:40

HTTPS://twitter.com/111notout1/status/1720009275970310577?t=MA6fxqHsR1P1AyFjxmEYwA&s=19

[nestoframpers] 02/11/2023 09:05

Philip Nolan
@imphiIthy
Everything I see and hear about
@SpeakerJohnson
sounds great…

HOWEVER!

As an America First congressman, how was your first order of business to swear your allegiance to Israel??

Actions speak louder than words, Congressman

When are we going to get leaders who ACTUALLY are America First??

Wild concept… I KNOW

Serious questions here…

[nestoframpers] 02/11/2023 09:04

it's worse than that Cicero

Every newly elected US President must swear allegiance to Israel. Why?


Replying to
@PeetzFleshlight
and
@who12837
Over on this Side of the Pond, I am Just going to be throwing in my Lot with the newest Party. Everyone Else are genocidal maniacs, as Well. Also, they Made a new Law that you have to swear allegiance to Israel to get citizenship. Unconstitutional Like HELL, but they did it.

[petebreeze37] 02/11/2023 08:57

Isreal/USA, same thing.

[nestoframpers] 02/11/2023 08:53

806 interesting not heard of that.

[r9505571] 02/11/2023 08:53

And we are into November and still no news!

[jackpotjack] 02/11/2023 07:27

Waste of a read.... Not the one we want.

[cicero666] 02/11/2023 00:21

Correction, the US is almost Israel's 2nd State! If you want a State paid job in any of 26 States in the Union, then you must swear allegiance to Israel. Another 6 states pending.

[nestoframpers] 01/11/2023 22:13

Is it all on hold to see what happens re Israel ? If greater Israel comes about it is really USAs 52nd state . Shaikan crude would go to Israel's Med ports for export. In the mean time WTF is going on? Nov 22 they said 6 months for HCL.

[davetedjack] 01/11/2023 20:36

What would be the point in putting oil in the pipeline if you don't have a payment plan in place. New deliveries and what we are owed. That must be sorted first. Until then carry on with local sales paid in advance. I obviously want to start pipeline sales soon but not until other issues are sorted out.

[doctortakeover] 01/11/2023 20:27

Yankee paid sentiment basher PUTUP working hard on LSE