Washington begins building the world's largest consulate in Erbil

The United States of America on Friday began building a 200,000-square-meter consulate in Erbil as the world's largest consulate.

"The US has a key role in protecting the people of Kurdistan as it helped the people of Kurdistan in the war against Da'ash," said Kurdistan Regional Government President Nigervan Barzani during a ceremony laying the foundation stone of the US consulate in Arbil.

Barzani said that "this project represents a reference to the desire of America to stay in Iraq, for his part, the US ambassador in Iraq, Douglas Seelman, the opening step of the consulate is a strong symbol of the strong relationship and continuing between the United States and the Kurdistan region.

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