Erbil:On on 09/23/2013, The Erbil  Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Cultural and Social Center ,of the Chamber held a trade  Forum with Slovak companies trade mission for to Iraq ,which wasisiting Erbil to participate in Erbil International Trade Fair IX, attended by Mr. Dara Jalil Khayat President  of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of of Kurdistan Region  - President of Erbil  Chamber of Commerce and Industry ,with a number of members of the Board of Directors of the Chamber  and the owners of the commercial interests of importers and owners of companies , and  from the Slovak side Mr. Pulonwski deputy chief of Slovak mission in Baghdad, and Mr. Ahmed Kurd, Honorary Consul of Slovak Republic in Erbil and general manager of the Zilina Region of Slovakia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the delegation guest was welcomed by the President of the Chamber and wished them a pleasant stay in the capital of the Kurdistan region ,and highlighted the importance of developing economic and trade relations between the Slovak Republic and the Kurdistan region , hoped that this visit will be the start of visits to other business to be a gateway for Slovak companies entry into the market of Kurdistan .

Joint meetings has been held between representatives of Slovak companies and Kurdistan to learn about the activities of their companies in order to build a bridge to connect trading in the future , then the Forum concluded signing  a memorandum of understanding for trade cooperation between  the sides .

A luncheon  was held  in honor of the visiting delegation .