Kurdish Bureau

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Kurdish Bureau for Liaison and Information

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Objectives:
The Kurdish Bureau for Liaison and Information is a cultural, and pluralistic organisation, independent of any political party, Kurdish or non-Kurdish. It had been created in 1996 and pursues the following objectives:

* Inform the Belgian and European public as well as the international community about the current events, the history and the culture of the Kurdish people.

* Defend the Kurdish identity respecting the identities of the neighboring nations.

* Promote the encounter and the exchange between people and associations interested in the Kurdish people and in the interculturality in Belgium.

* Assist Kurds living in Belgium in their integration in the Belgian society, hereby safeguarding their cultural identity.

Acknowledgement and subsidies:
The Kurdish Bureau is subsidised by the following services of the two Belgian ministries of Culture, Dutch-speaking and French-speaking :

* Flemish Community Commission (VGC)
* Ministry of French Community, Service for Permanent Education

The Kurdish Bureau does not receive any financial support from Kurdish or non-Kurdish political parties.