Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Harki, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University, visited the Consulate General of Palestine in Erbil to congratulate the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil. He was received by Ambassador Dr. Maher Al-Karaki, the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil.
In the meeting, which was attended by Assist,Prof.Dr. Azad Hassan Qadir, Vice rector of the University for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Assist. Prof. Botan Majid Asinger, Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, Assist. Prof. Abdullah Omar Yasin, Director of International Relations, Mr. Behzad Hilmi Hussein, Director of the rector’s Office, and Mr. Sarmand Hamid Nasraddin, Director of Administration and Personnel, prof.Dr. Edress Mohammed Tahir Herki, on behalf of himself and the Council of Erbil Polytechnic University, congratulated Ambassador Maher Al-Karaki on taking office as the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil. He also presented a brief overview about the university, its structure, and its education system.
Prof.Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Herki said that Erbil Polytechnic University had strong relations with Palestinian universities, especially in the field of student exchange for summer training. He mentioned that every year the university provided summer training opportunities for students from Palestinian universities and covered all their expenses.
He said that in the program of European Union financial support for the university, they worked to give more learning chances for Palestinian students at all study levels in the university.
The Rector of the university said that Kurdish people and Palestinian people had one common fate, which was losing blood and being without a state. He said because of the tragedies that happened to their nations before, Kurdish people felt the pain of the Palestinian people more than any other nation, because they also suffered the same pains that the people of Gaza suffered. He hoped these problems would be solved and the suffering of the Palestinian people would end.
Ambassador Dr. Maher Al-Karkhi, the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil, welcomed the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University and his team. He gave a summary about the work of the consulate in the Kurdistan Region and said:“Besides making our relations stronger with the Kurdistan Region, we worked to improve the relations between universities of Kurdistan and universities of Palestine. For this, we thanked and praised the efforts of Erbil Polytechnic University and thanked them for their coordination with Palestinian universities, and we hoped for more progress.”
The latest events in Gaza, the situation of human rights, and the international steps to solve the problem of the Palestinian people were also another part of the meeting.
