2009 PRT News
British Consulate General and Basrah PRT Co-Host High Level UK Trade
Basrah | April 6, 2009
![Participants in trade meetings with the UK trade delegation Participants in trade meetings with the UK trade delegation](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130215181057im_/http://iraq.usembassy.gov/uploads/lm/k9/lmk9FV3HYnmFoM-qbTQBdA/-4.jpg)
Participants in trade meetings with the UK trade delegation
The Basrah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) joined hands with the British Consulate General and the Basrah Investment Commission (BIC) to host a high-level UK Trade Delegation April 6, 2009 led by the UK business secretary, Lord Peter Mandelson. The delegation of senior representatives from 24 major UK-based companies brought players such as Rolls Royce, Shell, BP and HSBC together with over 150 business people and politicians from Southern Iraq.