The Ibrahim Khalil International Gate has responded to accusations and criticisms made by several traders, stating that the ban on and imposition of duties on vegetable imports were decisions by the Ministry of Agriculture to protect local farmers’ produce, not decisions by the gate.
Kami Kamal, spokesperson for the Ibrahim Khalil International Gate authority, said in a statement to the public that the criticisms directed at the gate by several traders at a press conference today, 22 Tishreen I, alleging that it was preventing the import of (potatoes, onions and tomatoes), were untrue, because the Ibrahim Khalil Gate is an implementing body and only implements decisions by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
The gate’s spokesperson also noted that the ban on and imposition of duties on those products followed an official decision by the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (General Directorate of Planning and Follow-up) of the Kurdistan Regional Government, numbered 2406 and dated 13/5/2026.
According to the spokesperson, the decision was issued to protect local produce, support farmers in the Kurdistan Region and safeguard the public interest. He also stressed that the Ibrahim Khalil Gate, as always, remains committed to fully implementing the government’s official decisions and directives.
