Erbil Governor: "All preparations have been made to welcome guests and tourists and the New Year”

On Thursday, December 29, 2022. Erbil Governor, Omed Khoshnaw, accompanied by the Deputy Governor of Erbil, Director General of Tourism, Director of Erbil Governorate Internal Affairs, Deputy Mayor of Erbil Municipality and Director of Parks and Gardens, in order to closely observe the preparations of Erbil to welcome guests and tourists and the New Year, he visited the city center and Erbil Bazar.

The governor of Erbil, after closely examining the preparations. In a press conference for the channels, he stressed all preparations of the security forces (police, security, Zeravani, emergency police, civil activities, traffic, civil defense and health teams). They have been assigned duties in all public places and places where citizens and tourists visit and anyone who violates the law will be taken necessary action against. He also highlighted the readiness of the Erbil General Directorate of Tourism and the security of the checkpoints, to welcome the large number of guests and tourists who annually on the occasion of the New Year come from central and southern Iraq and other countries to the capital of the Kurdistan Region.

He asked citizens to cooperate and said: "What has been done for the sake of citizens and to spend some happy moments to welcome the New Year, so we ask public places and places where gatherings are held first / protect the environment, second / protect the law.”.

Finally, he said: “We are as hopeful as 2022, although some unpleasant things have happened, but it was a year full of service projects for the citizens, next year will be a year of prosperity for everyone, especially the capital of the Kurdistan Region and we as the government team can serve the citizens better and more.".