Kurdi Mede
07-10-2011, 12:34 PM
http://www.kurdishglobe.net/display-article.html?id=CBA49539CC15A6B7C8FB45DD2A9E8095
KRG
"We would like to do whatever we can to try to develop business links between Scottish and Kurdish companies."
A ministerial-led delegation of business leaders from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq this week visited Edinburgh, where they met Scottish ministers, members of parliament and business organisations who all agreed the two nations should strengthen their ties.
Trade and Industry Minister Sinan Çelebi and Municipalities and Tourism Minister Samir Abdullah Mustafa discussed tourism, the trading environment and energy in both the Kurdistan Region and Scotland in their meetings with Fiona Hyslop, Scotland's Culture and External Relations Secretary, and Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism.
Mr Ewing said, "We would like to do whatever we can to try to develop business links between Scottish and Kurdish companies."
He suggested that Kurdistan's private sector engage with Scottish Development International (SDI), the official trade and investment agency, which will introduce Kurdish businesses and the KRG to Scotland's key sectors and business community. A representative of SDI participated in the meeting.
Ms Hyslop said, "We hope for long and sustainable links for our mutual benefit. Kurdistan is an emerging market offering excellent business opportunities and has a young and growing population, while Scotland is strong in finance and banking, tourism, trade, oil and gas, which can be beneficial to you."
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the KRG's High Representative to the UK said, "Kurdistan and Scotland have a great deal in common -- we both have a population of five million, we too are proud of our highlands and landscapes, we have devolved administrations, and are rich in natural resources."
The delegation also met with parliamentarians, trade organisations, and companies to discuss sharing expertise in business and also to explore potential cultural ties with Scotland.
The visit to Scotland is part of a week-long trade and investment road show, which has taken the delegation from London to Edinburgh and Belfast, to promote friendship through commerce and to build stronger cultural and trade ties with the British devolved nations.
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.
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It seems the europeans have taken a quiet liking to Kurds :thumb001:
This happened on the 4th of july aswell...
KRG
"We would like to do whatever we can to try to develop business links between Scottish and Kurdish companies."
A ministerial-led delegation of business leaders from the Kurdistan Region in Iraq this week visited Edinburgh, where they met Scottish ministers, members of parliament and business organisations who all agreed the two nations should strengthen their ties.
Trade and Industry Minister Sinan Çelebi and Municipalities and Tourism Minister Samir Abdullah Mustafa discussed tourism, the trading environment and energy in both the Kurdistan Region and Scotland in their meetings with Fiona Hyslop, Scotland's Culture and External Relations Secretary, and Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism.
Mr Ewing said, "We would like to do whatever we can to try to develop business links between Scottish and Kurdish companies."
He suggested that Kurdistan's private sector engage with Scottish Development International (SDI), the official trade and investment agency, which will introduce Kurdish businesses and the KRG to Scotland's key sectors and business community. A representative of SDI participated in the meeting.
Ms Hyslop said, "We hope for long and sustainable links for our mutual benefit. Kurdistan is an emerging market offering excellent business opportunities and has a young and growing population, while Scotland is strong in finance and banking, tourism, trade, oil and gas, which can be beneficial to you."
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the KRG's High Representative to the UK said, "Kurdistan and Scotland have a great deal in common -- we both have a population of five million, we too are proud of our highlands and landscapes, we have devolved administrations, and are rich in natural resources."
The delegation also met with parliamentarians, trade organisations, and companies to discuss sharing expertise in business and also to explore potential cultural ties with Scotland.
The visit to Scotland is part of a week-long trade and investment road show, which has taken the delegation from London to Edinburgh and Belfast, to promote friendship through commerce and to build stronger cultural and trade ties with the British devolved nations.
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.
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It seems the europeans have taken a quiet liking to Kurds :thumb001:
This happened on the 4th of july aswell...