Embassy of Iraq, London
| Embassy of Iraq in London | |
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| Location | South Kensington, London |
| Address | 21 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5JE |
| Ambassador | Faik Ferik Abdileziz Nerweyi |
The Embassy of Iraq in London is the diplomatic mission of Iraq in the United Kingdom.[1] It was opened at its current site in 2012, having been closed since 2003 with the start of the Iraq War.[2]
The Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq also maintains an office at 23 Buckingham Gate, Westminster.[3]
Iraq also maintains a Consular Section at 3 Elvaston Place, South Kensington,a Military Attaché Office at 48 Gunnersbury Avenue, Gunnersbury, a Cultural Attaché’s Office at 14-15 Child’s Place, Earl's Court and a Commercial Attaché Office at 7-10 Leadenhall Street, City of London.[4]
Whilst preparing for the re-opening of the embassy in 2005 Iraqi diplomats found a large number of guns, ammunition and surveillance equipment hidden in the embassy. It is assumed that these were left over from Iraqi agents during the Saddam Hussein-era. Iraqi agents had been implicated in several attempted assassinations in the capital during the 1970s-1980s, including the assassination of former Iraqi Prime Minister Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif in 1978.[5]
Gallery
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Plaque outside the embassy in Arabic and English depicting the Coat of arms of Iraq
References
- ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Minister Zebari Re-Opens Iraqi Embassy to London". 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "KRG offices abroad". 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Arms cache found at Iraqi embassy". 9 June 2005.
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Coordinates: 51°29′58″N 0°10′50″W / 51.4994°N 0.1805°W