On November 3, 2025, Mr. Salar Omar Saleh, President of the Iraqi-Italian Business Council, met with the General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confindustria) in Rome, in the presence of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The meeting focused on investment opportunities in Iraq, enhancing industrial cooperation, and promoting knowledge exchange and technology transfer. The parties also agreed to organize a workshop and business-to-business (B2B) meetings to connect Iraqi and Italian companies.