Belgium–Kurdistan Region relations
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Belgium–Kurdistan Region relations are bilateral relations between Belgium and Kurdistan Region[1]. Belgium has no representation in Kurdistan Region and the latter has no representation in Belgium. Kurdistan Region's representation to the European Union is located in the Belgian capital of Brussels.[2] Belgium has a military presence in Kurdistan Region with circa 30 soldiers training Kurdish soldiers (Peshmerga).[3] In 2017, Kurdish President Massoud Barzani visited Belgium and met with Minister-President Geert Bourgeois of the federal region of Flanders, where the latter stated that the upcoming Kurdish referendum in September 2017 should be respected[4] and Deputy Prime Minister of the federal government in Belgium Jan Jambon has stated that all nations have the right to self-determination.[5]