Erbil :On 23-24 / 11/2015,under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Anibal Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal, under the supervision of the League of Arab States and the General Union of Chambers of Commerce and Agriculture for Arab Countries,  the  Third Arab- Portuguese Economic Forum was held in Portugal  .

The Forum dealt with the construction , public works, infrastructure and aggro-food, tourism and real estate .

The forum attended by two delegations from Iraq, the first: General Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce, headed by Jaafar al-Hamdani, and the second headed by Dr. Dara Jalil Khayat President of the Kurdistan Federation of Commerce and Industry .

The Kurdistan delegation met with  businessmen and owners of Portuguese business interests to , urging in the meetings ,the presence of Portuguese companies in the economic arena in Kurdistan  .

The delegation Invest this conference to meet with the former President of Portugal, Dr. George Sanbayo which touched on how to work for the building of  economic relations with the Kurdistan Regional ,in a way that serves the economy of the two countries and ways to improve them.