14/11/2010
Egypt - Kurdistan ... arrived in trade policy
Barham Saleh, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government to Cairo, which lasted four days, devoted to a new stage in bilateral relations with the region on two levels correlated: Bkhalafyate trade investment, and political cooperation, which combines the role of Arab Iraq and Kurdish privacy.
Were not a regular visit by Dr. Barham Salih to the Egyptian capital at the head of government delegation included a number of officials like Minister of Trade Karim Sinjari, Minister of Trade and Industry, Sinan Al-Chalabi, chairman of the investment Hirsch is haraam, because it came three weeks before the opening of the Egyptian consulate in Irbil, and the representation of the Arab League, as previously planned visit to the region carried out by the Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid, heading a delegation of businessmen.
Has opened the visit, meetings successful, which was broken, the door to cooperation with the region, and dedicated approach to openness adopted by the Kurdistan Regional Government in strengthening the links the Kurdish regional environment, as well as neighboring countries, and stressed at the same time approach the Arab Iraq, and the pride of the region particularity Kurdish side Obviously his concern over the long Arab this Privacy Policy.
The trip not only to meet with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and other senior Egyptian officials, but also included the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, and dealt with the development of Kurdish relations - Egypt and by extension the Iraqi - Egyptian, as it dealt with development projects and training and investment opportunities for Egyptians in the region, as in Iraq.
Was confirmed during a meeting in favor of the Secretary-General of the League was keen on the Kurds an effective Arab role in Iraq, taking into account the specificity of pride in the territory of Iraqi Kurdistan in the wider space.
And around the University's intention to open an office in Iraqi Kurdistan are added to the Mission of the University of Baghdad, and announced by the Secretary-General of the Arab League during the reunion we see that our interests as Kurds and acquired convergent and coherent with the Arabs of Iraq and with our neighbors and the depth of Arab Iraq. The added benefit: The determination of the Arab League opened an office in Erbil area is significant, stressing the desire of the Kurds an effective Arab role in Iraq, taking into account the specificity of pride in the Kurdistan region.
It has been suggested the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region to host the next Arab summit in the event could not be held in Baghdad, because of the deteriorating security situation.
He said: The next Arab summit will kick off the new stage of Arab engagement with Iraq, stressing the need to continue to be held in Baghdad's decision stands.
Saleh expressed in statements made to the newspaper «Al-Ahram» Egyptian Kurdistan's willingness to make every effort to support Baghdad to host the summit. He noted that Baghdad host the next summit will serve as a message that Iraq recover and regain its regional and integrate into the Arab fold and regional levels.
But he added: "The situation in Iraq is complex and thorny, and the passage of nearly eight months without a government is embarrassing for the political elite and Iraq as a state.
Positive start
For his part, Minister of Trade and Industry and the supervisor of the Ministry of Investment Rachid Mohamed Rachid, the pursuit of his ministry for the opening of the Office of Egyptian trade in the city of Arbil, capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq in the coming period, and looked forward to the development of opportunities for Egyptian companies in the region and increase the volume of bilateral trade and investment between Egypt and Iraq .
And on the results of the visit in the field of trade and investment, said Chairman of the investment in the Kurdistan Regional Government's Hersh Muharram «weekly» said the visit was successful, in connection with the exchange of trade and other economic areas, especially the investment side. He revealed that a mahram for the Egyptian side, and at various levels, expressed his willingness to cooperate, although the Ministry of Commerce plans to open a commercial office in the Egyptian city of Arbil in the coming period, in order to increase the volume of bilateral trade and investment.
The president of the investment in the region that he was agreed to open the Egyptian consulate in Arbil and there will also be a commercial area to view the Egyptian products, a permanent exhibition, which confirms a positive start opening up the region to Egypt.
He pointed out that the Egyptian Trade Minister will pay a visit to the Kurdistan region in the coming weeks at the head of a delegation of businessmen and the Egyptian private sector, in response to the invitation addressed to him the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region to study the opportunities for investment projects in the sectors of industry, tourism, energy, housing and infrastructure in the region. He also stressed the keenness of the Egyptian side to encourage the private sector and the Egyptian companies to be in the Kurdistan region.
He added: The Kurdistan Regional Government has shown its readiness to provide necessary facilities to the Egyptian companies to work in Iraq in various fields, especially in industry, energy and infrastructure. The provincial government expressed a desire to benefit from the Egyptian experience in economic development, as a pioneering experience of developing countries, and Egyptian expertise to contribute to economic development in the Kurdistan region.
He said: It was agreed with the Egyptian side to the experts from the Egyptian Investment Authority to train cadres in the Investment Authority, Iraq and evaluation of the policies to be able to perform her job at the international level.
He continued, Chairman of Investment: Let the Egyptian Investment Authority to prepare a long-term projects in the region, including tourism projects. He added: We met as well as a number of Egyptian companies, including «OT» by which we have some investment opportunities currently available in our region, and welcomed the offers of these companies and we currently have contacts with Egypt's Orascom Telecom, who will visit Kurdistan.
He said Muharram, who was part of the Kurdish delegation, while he did not sign contracts between the parties, but the visit is a positive beginning for future contracts, during the forthcoming visit of the Egyptian delegation to the region.
He concluded by saying: Egyptian investments that are not present in the level of the aspirations of the region, but projects are close to will be reflected positively on the economic relations between Egypt and Iraq.
Egypt - Kurdistan ... arrived in trade policy
Barham Saleh, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government to Cairo, which lasted four days, devoted to a new stage in bilateral relations with the region on two levels correlated: Bkhalafyate trade investment, and political cooperation, which combines the role of Arab Iraq and Kurdish privacy.
Were not a regular visit by Dr. Barham Salih to the Egyptian capital at the head of government delegation included a number of officials like Minister of Trade Karim Sinjari, Minister of Trade and Industry, Sinan Al-Chalabi, chairman of the investment Hirsch is haraam, because it came three weeks before the opening of the Egyptian consulate in Irbil, and the representation of the Arab League, as previously planned visit to the region carried out by the Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid, heading a delegation of businessmen.
Has opened the visit, meetings successful, which was broken, the door to cooperation with the region, and dedicated approach to openness adopted by the Kurdistan Regional Government in strengthening the links the Kurdish regional environment, as well as neighboring countries, and stressed at the same time approach the Arab Iraq, and the pride of the region particularity Kurdish side Obviously his concern over the long Arab this Privacy Policy.
The trip not only to meet with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and other senior Egyptian officials, but also included the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, and dealt with the development of Kurdish relations - Egypt and by extension the Iraqi - Egyptian, as it dealt with development projects and training and investment opportunities for Egyptians in the region, as in Iraq.
Was confirmed during a meeting in favor of the Secretary-General of the League was keen on the Kurds an effective Arab role in Iraq, taking into account the specificity of pride in the territory of Iraqi Kurdistan in the wider space.
And around the University's intention to open an office in Iraqi Kurdistan are added to the Mission of the University of Baghdad, and announced by the Secretary-General of the Arab League during the reunion we see that our interests as Kurds and acquired convergent and coherent with the Arabs of Iraq and with our neighbors and the depth of Arab Iraq. The added benefit: The determination of the Arab League opened an office in Erbil area is significant, stressing the desire of the Kurds an effective Arab role in Iraq, taking into account the specificity of pride in the Kurdistan region.
It has been suggested the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region to host the next Arab summit in the event could not be held in Baghdad, because of the deteriorating security situation.
He said: The next Arab summit will kick off the new stage of Arab engagement with Iraq, stressing the need to continue to be held in Baghdad's decision stands.
Saleh expressed in statements made to the newspaper «Al-Ahram» Egyptian Kurdistan's willingness to make every effort to support Baghdad to host the summit. He noted that Baghdad host the next summit will serve as a message that Iraq recover and regain its regional and integrate into the Arab fold and regional levels.
But he added: "The situation in Iraq is complex and thorny, and the passage of nearly eight months without a government is embarrassing for the political elite and Iraq as a state.
Positive start
For his part, Minister of Trade and Industry and the supervisor of the Ministry of Investment Rachid Mohamed Rachid, the pursuit of his ministry for the opening of the Office of Egyptian trade in the city of Arbil, capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq in the coming period, and looked forward to the development of opportunities for Egyptian companies in the region and increase the volume of bilateral trade and investment between Egypt and Iraq .
And on the results of the visit in the field of trade and investment, said Chairman of the investment in the Kurdistan Regional Government's Hersh Muharram «weekly» said the visit was successful, in connection with the exchange of trade and other economic areas, especially the investment side. He revealed that a mahram for the Egyptian side, and at various levels, expressed his willingness to cooperate, although the Ministry of Commerce plans to open a commercial office in the Egyptian city of Arbil in the coming period, in order to increase the volume of bilateral trade and investment.
The president of the investment in the region that he was agreed to open the Egyptian consulate in Arbil and there will also be a commercial area to view the Egyptian products, a permanent exhibition, which confirms a positive start opening up the region to Egypt.
He pointed out that the Egyptian Trade Minister will pay a visit to the Kurdistan region in the coming weeks at the head of a delegation of businessmen and the Egyptian private sector, in response to the invitation addressed to him the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region to study the opportunities for investment projects in the sectors of industry, tourism, energy, housing and infrastructure in the region. He also stressed the keenness of the Egyptian side to encourage the private sector and the Egyptian companies to be in the Kurdistan region.
He added: The Kurdistan Regional Government has shown its readiness to provide necessary facilities to the Egyptian companies to work in Iraq in various fields, especially in industry, energy and infrastructure. The provincial government expressed a desire to benefit from the Egyptian experience in economic development, as a pioneering experience of developing countries, and Egyptian expertise to contribute to economic development in the Kurdistan region.
He said: It was agreed with the Egyptian side to the experts from the Egyptian Investment Authority to train cadres in the Investment Authority, Iraq and evaluation of the policies to be able to perform her job at the international level.
He continued, Chairman of Investment: Let the Egyptian Investment Authority to prepare a long-term projects in the region, including tourism projects. He added: We met as well as a number of Egyptian companies, including «OT» by which we have some investment opportunities currently available in our region, and welcomed the offers of these companies and we currently have contacts with Egypt's Orascom Telecom, who will visit Kurdistan.
He said Muharram, who was part of the Kurdish delegation, while he did not sign contracts between the parties, but the visit is a positive beginning for future contracts, during the forthcoming visit of the Egyptian delegation to the region.
He concluded by saying: Egyptian investments that are not present in the level of the aspirations of the region, but projects are close to will be reflected positively on the economic relations between Egypt and Iraq.
