Future Visit of Iraqi Businessmen to Bulgaria is Prepared
BCCI
During a meeting held at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 7th March between Mr. Ivan Stoimenov, Secretary General of the BCCI and Mr. Kadhim O. Jabir, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Iraq to Bulgaria, the desire of the Federation of the Iraqi Chambers of Commerce to send a business delegation to Bulgaria in 2011 was discussed.
Mr. Jabir said that his country cooperates closely with its neighbours Syria, Iran and Turkey and hopes to expand its cooperation with Bulgaria, as its closest EU neighbour and Bulgarian companies. He informed that there has been an increase in the interest of Bulgarian companies to Iraq – the Embassy of Iraq in Sofia issues at least 15 visas to Bulgarian businessmen every month. At very the moment of the meeting, in Baghdad negotiations were held with Bulgarian construction companies.
Mr. Stoimenov was informed by the Embassy of Iraq about a future visit to Bulgaria of Iraqi businessmen from the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce in 2011 and confirmed BCCI’s readiness to assist them in arranging this useful visit and organizing the respective meetings with potential Bulgarian partners. The visit is scheduled for September 2011.