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The first Economic Forum between Kurdistan Region and France
On: Wed, 14/12/2011 10:02
Paris / (KRG)
praised the KRG President Dr. Barham Saleh, the distinguished relations between the peoples of Kurdistan and the French and highly appreciated the support of France for the region. Also put forward the views of the Kurdistan Regional Government and aspirations in the development of the province, especially in terms of economic and infrastructure construction has also touched on in his speech to the priorities of the Government of the Territory and the opportunities for foreign companies
Especially the French. He expressed thanks to the French Minister of State for Foreign Trade and the French Government for the opportunity that would raise the level of relations and stimulate trade and economic and cultural relations between the two sides. This came at the opening of the joint economic forum between the Kurdistan Region and France in the corporate headquarters of the French employers (MEDEF) in the capital Paris on Monday. For his part, French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, to the economic relations between France and Iraq and the Kurdistan region, also spoke about his recent visit to Baghdad and Erbil, in the context of his speech stressed his country's readiness to support the democratic experiment in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region and France's desire to raise the prospects of joint cooperation . This program included the first day of the forum several axes, summarized the field of agriculture and the environment, higher education, commerce, industry and investment. The Investment Authority chairman Hersh Muharram in an exclusive interview with site Kurdistan Regional Government, that such forums and conferences are important for the region where possible to display the current situation and convey the message of Kurdistan to the international community and investment companies, especially because it allows the opportunity to meet directly with foreign companies that have expertise needed by the region at the present time as we can through the themes that we participated in review of political and economic realities and cultural territory of Kurdistan, where it became clear to us through this contribution that most companies do not have a clear picture of the territory of that participation was important for the delegation of the Region in this forum. On another talk by Mr. Frank de la Riviere, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the French companies and business studies for companies from the reality of French companies and their experiences in foreign investment. He also took part and the interior minister in the Kurdistan Regional Government Karim Chenkala at the center of special opportunities to work with the Ministry of Interior. And the Minister Industry and Trade Sinan Celebi and chairman of the investment in the region in the topic of the environment and mechanisms for investment activity in the field of environment. The last theme of the program the first day of the forum dedicated to investment opportunities in the field of agriculture and irrigation in the Kurdistan region and participated in the axis of Jamil Suleiman Haidar, Minister of Agriculture and water resources in the government of the territory and Jean-Michel Laporte Commercial Director (Tractebel Engineering)
is the Economic Forum the first joint of its kind, came the idea of organized during the visit of French Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Pierre Lellouche to the Kurdistan region in October of this year and invited the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government to visit France and the economic forum held a joint investment between the two sides. The representative of the Government of the Territory to France Khamman button happier that the conference will continue for two days and aims to invite and encourage French companies to participate in the process of reconstruction of the region and promote economic cooperation. It should be noted that the delegation of the territory annexed to the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Interior and Agriculture and Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chairman of the investment in the Kurdistan region and a delegation of businessmen Kurds and Iraqis as well as heads and representatives of major French companies, also attended the forum, the Iraqi Ambassador in Paris and cadres of the Embassy Iraqi. And the presence of the French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Pierre Lellouche and Consul General of France in the region, Dr. Frederic Tissot.
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