By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has held a meeting in his office with the Director-General of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jones Rienh. During the meeting, the Minister stressed the importance of developing relations between the countries in all fields, and of the benefits from Dutch expertise in agriculture and technology. Regional […]
By John Lee. An Iraqi lawsuit accusing more than 90 companies of conspiring with Saddam Hussein's regime to frustrate the United Nations' program, and depriving Iraqis of roughly $10 billion of essential aid, has been dismissed by a court in New York. Reuters reports that U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said the government of Iraq […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani welcomed the Netherlands' new Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Harry Molenaar (pictured), recently, discussing the growing relationship between their governments. Ambassador Molenaar highlighted the importance of the new Dutch Embassy Liaison Office in Erbil, which is planned to officially open in November. Prime Minister Barzani congratulated Ambassador Molenaar on […]
The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, this week welcomed the arrival of new Korean, Dutch and French diplomats posted to the Kurdistan Region. “We are very pleased at the level of international representation that we now see in the Kurdistan Region,” Minister Mustafa said. “The international presence here represents the […]
AKnews reports that a Kurdish-Dutch business association has been established in Amsterdam to enhance economic and financial relations between the Kurdistan Region and the Netherlands. Association member Bakir Lashkri said: "The club's function is to help Dutch companies that want to invest in the Kurdistan Region and also to improve relations between the Kurds and […]
Basra will soon become the scene of multi-billion dollar construction projects to be implemented by major foreign firms, according to a statement issued by Basra Investment Commission. According to a report from Azzaman, most of these projects will be in the city of Basra, giving it more than 70,000 new, modern apartments for low-income groups, […]
Following a visit by a delegation of Dutch companies to Kurdistan last week, AKnews reports that about 100 Dutch companies have expressed an interest in working in the region for the first time. The companies attended an economic forum promoting the Kurdistan Region and looking at prospects for Dutch investors. Azad Ahmed, from the Chamber […]
A high-profile Dutch business delegation, led by Dutch charge d' affaires Lars Tomers, visited the headquarters of Basra Investment Commission on Friday to discuss the investment plan in Basra and the possibilities for Dutch companies. They agreed to hold another meeting in June, according to Aswat al-Iraq. Meanwhile, AKnews reports that a 25-member business and […]
The Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Jeroen Roodenburg [Gurion Rodnberk] announced on Wednesday that authorities in the Netherlands would encourage Dutch companies to invest in Kurdistan Region. “Dutch companies have good experience in the fields of sports, buildings stadiums, water systems, and industry” said the ambassador. “We will try to get Dutch companies come here and do […]
A member of the Dutch parliament, Van Bommel who is currently in Kurdistan Region on an official visit, said that the Netherlands is willing to increase its representation in the semi-autonomous region. During a meeting with President of the Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, he said that the goal of his visit to Kurdistan is to […]
The Netherlands’ Deputy Head of Mission to Iraq, Mr Lars Tummers, today announced that the Dutch government has decided to station a diplomat in the Kurdistan Region. In his meeting with the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Head of Foreign Relations Minister Falah Mustafa, Deputy Tummers said that the Dutch Foreign Ministry has decided to upgrade its […]
Trade between Iraq and the Netherlands in 2011 topped $630 million, according to a report from AKnews. Salam Qurayshi, economic advisor to the Iraqi Council of Ministers, told AKnews the business was mainly in the field of residential housing and oil projects. He added there are only nine Dutch companies in Iraq and 21 company […]
