Today, Monday 17/2/2025, Kamaran Salah Bajger, Deputy Chairman of Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, accompanied by Ibrahim Mohammed Gardi, member of the Chamber's Administrative Council, received Darawan Haji Hamid, Kurdistan Regional Government's representative in Spain.
During the meeting, after welcoming the guest, the Deputy Chairman expressed hope that his visit to the Chamber would provide an opportunity to expand and further develop trade relations between Spain and the Kurdistan Region.
Darawan Haji Hamid, KRG's representative in Spain, stated, "Our team in Spain has established very good relations during our tenure, and we have tried to invite Kurdistan Region delegations to participate in many international events and exhibitions in that country."
He mentioned that they will send the schedule of international exhibitions and economic events in Spain to the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and will work in coordination with the KRG's Department of Foreign Relations to ensure the Chamber's participation through trade delegations.
The KRG representative in Spain formally invited the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry to participate in an economic forum scheduled to be held in Madrid in May of this year.
Hamid also highlighted that their team in Spain is working to establish connections between chambers on both sides with the aim of expanding economic relations.
For his part, Kamaran Salah Bajger, Deputy Chairman of the Chamber, thanked him for these efforts, saying, "We seek to strengthen relations with all countries that have experience in various sectors, aiming to benefit from their expertise. Spain is one of the world's advanced countries, particularly in agriculture, industry, and tourism sectors." He expressed hope that through their representative, they could bring a delegation of investors and companies from Spain to the Kurdistan Region, adding that the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry is ready to coordinate and arrange business meetings.
The Deputy Chairman also stated that they will inform their merchants, company owners, and investors through the Chamber about participation in international exhibitions and economic events in Spain, with the aim of commercial and investment exchange and benefiting from their experience.