Samal made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Consular General in Erbil Morteza Ebadi on Friday.

According to IRNA the two sides discussed customs issues between Iran and Kurdistan Region during the meeting in which they stressed the importance of facilitating trade and increasing volume of commercial exchanges.

Samal also underlined the importance of establishing trade with Iran.

Describing Iranian economy as the one with immense potential, he said that Iran is able to overcome sanctions.

Meanwhile, Ebasi referred to considerable growth in exports during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year.

Iranians have paid more attention to their capacities and potentials in sanctions era, he added.

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