Erbil: On September 4, 2018, Dr. Dara Jalil Khayat, the president of the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, along with the deputy of the president, Soran Abubakir Aziz , received a delegation from the Turkish Consulate General in Erbil, included, Zihni Targul, the Trade Advisor, Ersay Citi, the tax advisor in the Consulate. 

In a meeting, the sides sought the ways for developing trade relations between Kurdistan Region and Turkey. Dr. Khayat, asked Turkish side to offer more all kind facilitations, like visa granting and facilitating border point procedures to the Kurdish businessmen. 

The both sides agreed on holding a joint conference for the Kurdistan and Turkish businessmen. They discussed the problems in the border and tax points too.