On 25Jan 2010 , Mr. Dara Jalil Khayat, President of Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry ,in the presence of a number of administrative members ,hosted the French general consul in the Kurdistan Region Dr.Frederick Tesso and Commercial Counselor at the Consulate. During the a meeting the head of the chamber focused on strengthen trade and economic relations between the Kurdistan Region and France. He and the French General Consul indicated to the role of the French traders and industrialists in the implementation of investment projects in the Kurdistan Region and the importance of strengthening relations between the traders and industrialists from both sides.