Top Kurdistan Region officials commemorate flag day
In 2009, the Kurdistan Parliament set Dec. 17 of every year as the commemoration day of the Kurdistan flag.
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Region’s top officials on Thursday commemorated Kurdish flag day, reiterating the culture of coexistence and the sacrifices of the Kurdish people, according to statements.
In a tweet, Masoud Barzani, the current leader of the leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the former president of the Kurdistan Region, wrote, “This hallowed flag for which so much blood has been shed shall eternally remain a source of pride to all the people of Kurdistan.”
Happy Kurdistan Flag Day. This hallowed flag for which so much blood has been shed shall eternally remain a source of pride to all the people of Kurdistan. pic.twitter.com/zxSxICRMHk
— Masoud Barzani (@masoud_barzani) December 17, 2020
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday took part in raising the Kurdistan flag at the headquarters of the Zeravani Peshmerga forces in Erbil, in which he praised the role of Masoud Barzani as the former president of the Kurdistan Region, which “Under [his] leadership and presidency… the Kurdistan flag was raised in the palaces and capitals of countries around the world.”
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Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on the Kurdistan flag day reiterated “harmony, forgiveness, coexistence among the components of the Kurdistan Region,” remembering all the martyrs who shed their blood to free Kurdistan.
In 2004, the Kurdistan Parliament set Dec. 17 of every year as the commemoration day of the Kurdistan flag. The day also marked the first time the Kurdish flag was raised in the Republic of Kurdistan in 1946 in Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat).
The people of the Kurdistan Region celebrate the day by wearing Kurdish clothes and raising the flag in workplaces, educational institutions, and government offices.
However, due to the coronavirus restrictions, activities to mark the occasion are limited this year.
Editing by Karzan Sulaivany
