The Kurdistan delegation also met Scottish trade organisations such as chambers of commerce and informed them about the opportunities in the Region. The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, and Scottish companies working in upstream and downstream oil and gas, tourism, and healthcare networked with the Kurdish companies and KRG officials.
Minister Çelebi said, “Your technology and know-how can be transferred to our Region." Minister Abdullah said, "Kurdistan is full of opportunities, one of them tourism. We can learn a great deal from Scotland about the infrastructure and the communications aspects of tourism. We can learn from your experience, expertise and technical know how."
Scottish Member of Parliament Hanzala Malik, who is Vice Chair of the Scottish Parliament's Europe and External Affairs Committee, hosted a reception for the Kurdish delegation where he announced his intention to create a cross-party group to focus on Kurdistan.
At the reception, the Kurdistan delegation met politicians, artists, academics, businesses and members of Scotland’s Kurdish community.
Earlier in the week, the delegation participated in a Kurdistan trade, investment and business forum in London, organised by the KRG UK Representation with the support of the UK Trade and Investment, which is part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.
The delegation members include: Dr. Ezat Issa, Council of Ministers Adviser on Economy and Finance; Nawroz Mawlood Amin, Kurdistan Investment Board's Director General for Legal Affairs; Hayder Mustafa, Kurdistan Investment Board's Director General for Studies and Information; Fat'hi Mudaris, Ministry of Trade and Industry Adviser on International Relations; Michael Howard, Ministry for Natural Resources Adviser on Communications.
They were accompanied by the heads of the Erbil, Dohuk and Suleimaniah chambers of commerce; the heads of the investment and contractors associations; and the chief executives of several leading companies from across the Kurdistan Region.
(Source: KRG)
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