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Canadian Ambassador identifies business
opportunities on first visit to Kurdistan
29.2.2008
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February 29, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', -- Mrs
Margaret Huber, the Canadian Ambassador to Iraq,
this week for the first time visited the Kurdistan
Region to identify public and private sector
opportunities for cooperation.
On her three-day visit, she was accompanied by a
delegation of officials from Canada’s foreign
affairs ministry and from the embassy’s
international trade and commerce sections. They will
write a report on their visit and recommend
commercial opportunities here to Canadian
businesses.
Ambassador Huber and her delegation were in Erbil
for three days to identify public and private sector
opportunities for cooperation between the Kurdistan
Region and Canada.
At a reception for Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
officials, members of the business and diplomatic
communities, UN personnel and NGO representatives,www.ekurd.net
Ambassador Huber said,
“I am heartened by the high level of cooperation
I've been afforded at all levels of the Kurdistan
Regional Government and delighted at the openness to
international cooperation that I’ve experienced in
the Kurdistan Region.”
The Ambassador added, “All too often foreigners do
not have an accurate understanding of what is really
happening inside Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. I
want to change that.”
On the KRG’s behalf Mr Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of
the Department of Foreign Relations, thanked
Ambassador Huber for her visit. He said, “The clear
vision of the Region’s leadership embraces expansion
and cooperation with the outside world. We are
dedicated to building a bright future for our
region, and all of Iraq. The KRG is grateful for
Ambassador Huber’s visit and looks forward to strong
relations with Canada.”
Minister Bakir continued, “We want the world to know
that the Kurdistan Region is stable, peaceful and on
the road to prosperity. Because of this, we hope
foreign companies will come to the Kurdistan Region
and use it as a launching pad from which to expand
into the rest of Iraq.
As Prime Minister Barzani points out, the Kurdistan
Region is open for business and while our natural
resources have attracted much attention to date,www.ekurd.net
there are a wide range
of investment opportunities in agriculture,
industry, tourism, infrastructure, and the financial
sectors. I know that with Ambassador Huber’s help,
Canada and the Kurdistan Region can become greater
friends and business partners.”
Ambassador Huber met President Massoud Barzani,
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, other senior KRG
officials, and figures from the private and
non-governmental sectors. She has served as Canada’s
ambassador to Iraq and Jordan since July 2007. This
is her first visit to the Kurdistan Region.
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