Erbil:Under the direct supervision of the Erbil  Chamber of Commerce and Industry , The Kurdistan and American Trade Forum , was held on ,19/3/2014, in Erbil , The Forum attended by commercial companies and other American and Kurdistan owners of businesses ,  where they  exhibited the first franchise offers  for the U.S. global businesses brands ,to do business in the Kurdistan Region  ,Mr. Dara Jalil Khayat  President of Erbil Chamber participated in this event with a number of members of the Board of Directors of the Chamber and U.S. General Consul  to Erbil, and a representative from the Ministry of trade ,Industry in the Regional government .

 Mr. Dara Jalil Khayat has delivered  a speech welcoming the attendees in which he expressed his pleasure to hold this forum, which would enhance trade and economic relations between the United States and the Kurdistan region , explaining that States begins with one step and then become steps and progressing until achieving the required development , Mr. General Consul made a speech , pointed to the progress made in the region at all levels and promised to attract the largest number of U.S. companies to invest and work in Kurdistan , which were then bilateral meetings between the concerned owners of commercial interests between the two parties were held  to reach a joint cooperation as a prelude to get  Kurdistan companies on  franchise of the global commercial brands to enable them to exercise their right in the Region .