Basra businessmen union in Guangzhou exhibition

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: A delegation from the Businessmen’s Union in Basra province will head to China to participate in the annual Guangzhou exhibition, which will take place in mid-April, the union’s deputy chairman said on Sunday. “Several industrial countries will take part in the event. The participation of Iraqi businessmen will help boost trade exchange with these countries,” Abdulsaheb Saleh told IraqiNews.com news agency. The Iraqi delegation is comprised of four union members, Saleh noted, adding that the exhibition will last 15 days. Founded in the capital Baghdad in 2004, the Businessmen Union is a non-governmental economic institution with branches in many Iraqi provinces. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1