Thursday 14 March, The International conference to recognize the chemical weapons attack against Kurds as Genocide kicked off in the capital of Kurdistan region, Erbil.

The President of Kurdistan region, Masoud Barzani participated in the congress and during his speech at the opening ceremony for international Genocide congress, he emphasized the Kurdish people will not accept the tutelage of anyone and he said that the Kurds have had big role in the establishment of Iraq, referring to Kurds' participation with all communities to prepare the constitution.

President Barzani added that we, as Kurds, prefer to go to the Constitution and deal with each other in a democratic Iraq in order to work together to end the crises and difficulties.

The Congress was held on the 25th Anniversary of bombing Halabcha city that also known as Halabja massacre or Bloody Friday, was agenocidal massacre against the Kurdish people that took place on March 16, 1988, during the closing days of the Iran–Iraq War, when chemical weapons were used by the Iraqi government forces in the Kurdish town of Halabja in Southern Kurdistan.