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ARMENIAN ELECTED TO IRAQI KURDISTAN PARLIAMENT
Asbarez Staff
http://www.asbarez.com/2009/07/31/armenian-electe d-to-iraqi-kurdistan-parliament/
Jul 31st, 2009
ARBIL, Kurdistan -An Armenian living in Iraqi Kurdistan has been
elected to regional government's parliament.
Aram Shahin Bakoyan, a member of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
led by Masoud Barzani, was elected to serve in the 111-seat parliament
during last Saturday's presidential and parliamentary polls, held in
the three northern Kurdish provinces of Iraq.
"Aram Shahin is a native of Artsruk. He used to fight in Barzani's
guerrilla units," the Chairman of the central national administration
of Iraq, Paruyr Hakopian, was quoted by Kurdistan.ru as saying.
Asbarez Staff
http://www.asbarez.com/2009/07/31/armenian-electe d-to-iraqi-kurdistan-parliament/
Jul 31st, 2009
ARBIL, Kurdistan -An Armenian living in Iraqi Kurdistan has been
elected to regional government's parliament.
Aram Shahin Bakoyan, a member of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
led by Masoud Barzani, was elected to serve in the 111-seat parliament
during last Saturday's presidential and parliamentary polls, held in
the three northern Kurdish provinces of Iraq.
"Aram Shahin is a native of Artsruk. He used to fight in Barzani's
guerrilla units," the Chairman of the central national administration
of Iraq, Paruyr Hakopian, was quoted by Kurdistan.ru as saying.