High-Level UAE Delegation Arrives in Erbil

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Safin Dizayee, Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government's Department of Foreign Relations, Omed Khoshnaw, Governor of Erbil, Abdullah Matar Al Mazrouei, UAE Ambassador to Iraq, and Sheikha Bashir Farhan, Acting Consul General of the UAE in Erbil, welcomed a high-level UAE delegation at Erbil International Airport.
 

The delegation was led by Saeed Mubarak Al Hajeri, Minister of State and Special Envoy of the UAE Foreign Minister for Kurdistan Region Affairs. The visit of the UAE delegation is part of the Kurdistan Region's and the UAE's efforts to develop their political and commercial ties. The delegation is scheduled to hold a number of important meetings with Kurdistan Regional Government officials.
 

It is worth noting that the UAE is one of the Kurdistan Region's largest trading partners, and the country has developed its investments and commercial activities in the Kurdistan Region since 2006. Especially during the ninth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government, efforts have been intensified to strengthen this economic relationship, with over 203 Emirati companies operating in the Kurdistan Region, 15 of which are large companies actively engaged in extensive commercial activities.