KRG welcomes British trade delegation

ERBIL, Iraq, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq welcomed a British trade delegation for a six-day tour to promote bilateral trade relations, officials said.

A delegation led by David Lloyd with the Middle East Association, an organization promoting trade with the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Iran, met with top Kurdish commerce officials to discuss progress on a regional business forum developed earlier in the year.

"This is the third and largest trade delegation the MEA has brought to the Kurdistan Region," Lloyd said. "We are here to do serious business, and we are happy to see so much progress and so many opportunities in Kurdistan."

Businesses taking part in the MEA delegation including medical equipment manufacturer Camlon, the telecommunication firm MCI Diventi as well as the Horse & Bamboo Theater company, the KRG said in a press statement.

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the KRG envoy to Britain, said the trade delegation generated widespread interest in establishing trade relations with the Kurdish region of Iraq.

"We're confident at least some of the companies will do real business from this trip and will hopefully become advocates for trade with Kurdistan," she said.