Zalmai Khalil Zad Invites American Companies to Invest in Kurdistan, Iraq

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Zalmai Khalil Zad Invites American Companies to Invest in Kurdistan, Iraq

Khalil Zad said during the opening session of the Fair in a hotel lies on top of a hill north of Arbil (350 Km. north of Baghdad) on Wednesday evening " I invite all and especially American companies to invest their capitals and profits as well, and to help the Iraqi people at the same time."


More than 800 companies representing 27 countries including many big American companies especially in the field of cars industry are participating in Arbil International Fair which will last for four days.


The American ambassador added " I don't want you to spend four days in Kurdistan then go back without making any contracts. Personally, I invite you to utilize and invest in the agricultural field and especially fruit being available all over the Province." He continued " Iraq and Kurdistan have many resources like oil and gas; they have the second biggest reserve of oil in the world. In addition to that there are numerous water resources and agricultural lands as well as fine and skilful men power."

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Al-Rahmani said that a big delegation from the Iraqi government is taking part in the Fair especially from the Ministry of Oil, Planning Housing and Construction as well as from other commercial attaches present in Iraq. He continued that the Center will organize seminars about reconstructing Iraq during the Fair which is held at Al-Shaheed Sami Abd-ul-Rahman Park in Arbil under the slogan "Hand by Hand We Build New Iraq ".(Source)AlWatan

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1. Interesting he refers to Iraq and Kurdistan separately

I see that the fragmenting of Iraq is now accepted.

Not that I don't agree with this....I wish the Kurds well. They deserve to be autonomous.

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2. I saw a short tv piece (a commercial for investing in Kurdistan) and

Arbil looked positively lovely! The people are all very handsome, the city clean and fountains everywhere, lovely modern architecture, the women at the university were changing classes without habij chatting alongside their male classmates...whose greatest conflict seems to be between Puma or Adidas athletic wear.

In other words, what all of Iraq ought to look like...

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3. I desperately hope it stays that way

Iran, Turkey and some of their (former) Iraqi Countrymen are plotting to destroy them.