The governors of the Kurdistan Region and Iran will meet in order to promote trade movement at the border crossings

Today, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw received Mr. Nasrollah Rashnoudi, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Erbil, at the governor's office.
The meeting was attended by Abdullah Akrayi, head of the relations office between Kurdistan Region and Islamic Republic of Iran. The governor of Erbil, while warmly welcoming the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Erbil, stressed on strengthening relations and strengthening trade and economic movement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kurdistan Region.

Then the 16-point agreement between Erbil and West Azerbaijan (Urmia) was discussed and both sides expressed their satisfaction that it has been implemented very well and without problems and shortcomings and the movement and trade situation at the international border gate of Haji Omaran - Tamarchin has made a lot of progress.

In another topic of the meeting, the two sides also discussed the development of economic relations between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Islamic Republic of Iran and the development of trade activities between the two countries.

Referring to the visit of the three governors of Urmia, Kermanshah and Sanaa are scheduled to visit Erbil at the end of this month and meet with the governors of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok and Halabja and the supervisors of the autonomous administrations of Garmian, Zakho, Soran and Raparin to hold meetings, and prepare for the signing of a memorandum of understanding and re-drafting more opportunities to strengthen economic relations between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In the end, the Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran thanked the Governor of Erbil for the welcome and stressed the importance of promoting relations and cooperation between the Governor of Erbil and the Consulate.