West Azerbaijan governor to visit Erbil, discuss trade cooperation
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The governor of Iran’s West Azerbaijan province is set to arrive in Erbil on Monday and meet with his counterpart to discuss implementing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between both sides in December.
Erbil’s governor Omed Khoshnaw on Monday told Rudaw that Mohammed Sadegh Motamadian, the governor of Iran’s West Azerbaijan province is set to arrive in Erbil later in the day where he will hold a joint press conference.
“We will discuss the points of the agreement we have made and at 8 pm, we will hold a joint press conference to discuss the results of the agreement,” Khoshnaw said.
The two governors met late December in Iran and signed a 14 point MoU in which both sides agreed to “facilitate trade movement” and develop and industrial zone between Erbil and West Azerbaijan.
Iran and the Kurdistan Region enjoy good economic relations, sharing several border crossings. A large number of Iranian companies work in the Region’s various sectors.
Iran is also a major trading partner for Iraq. Since the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have become two important destinations for Iranian goods
Iraq’s main purchases from Iran are agricultural products, engineering services, construction materials, and energy, such as electricity and natural gas. Baghdad has received waivers from Washington allowing it to buy Iranian electricity and natural gas.
In 2021, Iran said they had exported $11 billion worth of food and agricultural products to Iraq in five years. In 2019, Iraq accounted for around $9 billion of Iran’s $12.5 billion in exports.
Erbil’s governor Omed Khoshnaw on Monday told Rudaw that Mohammed Sadegh Motamadian, the governor of Iran’s West Azerbaijan province is set to arrive in Erbil later in the day where he will hold a joint press conference.
“We will discuss the points of the agreement we have made and at 8 pm, we will hold a joint press conference to discuss the results of the agreement,” Khoshnaw said.
The two governors met late December in Iran and signed a 14 point MoU in which both sides agreed to “facilitate trade movement” and develop and industrial zone between Erbil and West Azerbaijan.
Iran and the Kurdistan Region enjoy good economic relations, sharing several border crossings. A large number of Iranian companies work in the Region’s various sectors.
Iran is also a major trading partner for Iraq. Since the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have become two important destinations for Iranian goods
Iraq’s main purchases from Iran are agricultural products, engineering services, construction materials, and energy, such as electricity and natural gas. Baghdad has received waivers from Washington allowing it to buy Iranian electricity and natural gas.
In 2021, Iran said they had exported $11 billion worth of food and agricultural products to Iraq in five years. In 2019, Iraq accounted for around $9 billion of Iran’s $12.5 billion in exports.