A Large Greek Commercial Delegation expected to visit Kurdistan soon

Erbil: On May 11, 2021, Dr Dara Jalil Khayat the President of Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the presence of the deputy president a number of the board directorate members of the Chamber received Dr. Stavros Caerimis, ten Greek Consul General to Erbil, and Constantinos Golius the officer of Trade Department in the Greek Consulate General. 

The Greek diplomat said: We would like to boast out mutual trade with Iraq and Kurdistan Region, to be more active in the regional markets, now, the volume of our trade exchange is reaching 4,5 Milliard Euros. We which for annual promotion. 

He continued: We always do facilitate for Kurdistan businessmen. In the future, the Greek companies will present in Kurdistan International fairs more densely. And, a wide Greek commercial delegation will visit Kurdistan soon, the delegates represent three essential sectors (Construction, Energy and Modern Energy), and several other sectors. The Greek prime minister will head the delegation, in their visit to Baghdad and Erbil they will be having important meetings. 

   From his part, Dr. Khayat expressed the Chamber’s full support and said that: We hope for string trade ties with Greece. We hope this delegation which is scheduled to visit Erbil to pay attention to the sectors which are important for the region to be invested in, like; food and food industry, tourism, agricultural devices and technology. 

He also praised the quality of Greek goods and expected that they will make a success in the Kurdistan markets. 

Mala Majjed Sewdin, the deputy president of the Chamber, and one of the attendees of the meeting said that: We have a good relation with Iraq- Greek Commerce Chamber, we attend their seminars and meetings but yet it’s not to the point that we are ambitious for. We hope the visit of this delegation would leave impact on making the ties stronger.