It was a wise decision taken by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to put up a Pakistani pavilion in Iraq exhibition which concluded in Erbil on October 31st. Six stalls in the Pakistani pavilion displayed the country's potential for the export of construction materials.
The event begun with its customary opening ceremony, attended by high ranking officials and dignitaries including Kameran Ahmed Abdullah, KRG's Minister of Construction and Housing, Falah Mustafa, Head of KRG's Foreign Relations Department and Nawzad Hadi, Governor of Erbil in addition to ambassadors, consuls.
On this occasion, Kameran Ahmed, KRG's Minister of Construction and Housing announced that the opening of such annual exhibitions, the 6th of its kind in the Kurdistan region helps optimise the role of the private and public sectors in reviving the construction sector and modernise the economic infrastructure of the Kurdistan region.
This year, Project Iraq features the participation of more than 27 countries including Armenia, Spain, Germany, UAE., Ukraine, Italy, Iran, Pakistan, and many others. Fifteen of these countries participate with official national pavilions sponsored by corresponding official bodies and organisations in their countries.
Pakistani companies secured on the spot scores of export orders and a number of likely to materialise business enquiries. Construction materials on display in the Pakistani pavilion were mostly marble, tiles, glass & mosaics, Gl and PVC pipes, heating and cooling coils, natural stone & stone products.-PR