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US officials visit Kurdistan to promote Iraq's
business gateway
5.3.2007
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March 5, 2007
Erbil, Kurdistan region (Iraq),-- Paul
Brinkley, US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Business Transformation, on Thursday visited the
Kurdistan Region with a delegation to explore ways
to attract business to Kurdistan and other parts of
Iraq.
Mr Brinkley visited Kurdistan 10 days after Frank
Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International
Trade, came to the Region to promote business
opportunities in Iraq.
Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Director of the
Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Office of
Foreign Relations, said, “It was encouraging to see
two delegations from the US and receive
representatives of the Department of Defence,
Department of State, universities, and the banking
and construction sectors.
This was a good opportunity for the KRG, the local
business community and chamber of commerce to
exchange views with the US delegation and the
American Chamber of Commerce. |
Mr. Paul Brinkley, US Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense for Business Transformation |
He added, “We value such initiatives and are
confident that by working together we will be able
to achieve positive results to help rebuild the
Kurdistan Region and Iraq as a whole.”
Mr Brinkley came to Kurdistan with over 50
officials, business representatives and experts in
logistics, finance, engineering, petrochemicals,
power generation, agriculture and factory
management.
The delegation met senior KRG officials including
the ministers for Planning, Agriculture, Finance,
Trade, Office of Foreign Relations, as well as the
Head of the Investment Board, the Governor of Erbil
and President of the University of Salahaddin. They
visited the university, Erbil’s ancient citadel,
Qaisaria bazaar and the new Nishtiman shopping mall.
Ten days earlier, Under Secretary of Commerce Frank
Lavin came to the Kurdistan Region to launch “Iraqi
Business Gateways”, a series of talks aimed at
promoting private investment in Iraq. “All societies
need job creation, business expansion, new
opportunities," he said. "We think by working
together and sharing ideas we can help Iraq down
that path of economic growth and progress.”
While the Kurdistan Region’s economy has grown
significantly since 2003, there is untapped
potential in agriculture, tourism, construction and
other sectors. Mr Lavin discussed with senior KRG
and Iraqi officials how to highlight Kurdistan as
the gateway for companies to expand to other parts
of Iraq.
He met Deputy Prime Minister Omer Fattah, the
ministers for Trade and for Planning, the Chairman
of the Investment Board, the Director of the Office
of Foreign Relations, other KRG and Iraqi government
officials and the local business community.
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