On March 8, the Jinhua Export Online Trade Fair made specially for the Kurdish Region of Iraq was opened. This trade fair was jointly held by the Jinhua Municipal Commerce Bureau, the Jinhua Committee of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), and the Erbil Branch (Kurdish Region) of the Iraq Chamber of Commerce for Imports and Exports. The following representatives of China and Kurdistan gave speeches: Ni Ruchi, consul general in Erbil; Zhang Shankun, deputy director of CCPIT (Jinhua); Shao Guoqiang, deputy mayor of Jinhua; Massoud Kalash, deputy governor of Erbil Province of the Kurdish Region; Nozad Shaikh Kamil, director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the Kurdish Region; and several other Kurdish representatives.

Consul General Ni Ruchi said that this online fair will display all kinds of international-standard products from Jinhua companies, offering an opportunity for Kurdish people to learn about Jinhua’s products online, which will help promote economic cooperation between the two parties.

Deputy Governor Massoud and other representatives of the Kurdish side expressed their willingness to integrate into the development framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, and they welcome Jinhua companies to carry out cooperation in economy, trade, and investment to achieve shared interests. (By Zhang Sheng, translated by Wei Han, edited by Kendra Fiddler)