Delegation from the center for urban and regional planning for postgraduate studies at University of Baghdad participated in the first conference of the national development plan for “2018-2022” held in Erbil. The attendants addressed and reviewed previous plans, the objectives and difficulties facing the economic situation in Iraq because of the current circumstances, especially the aggressive onslaught of ISIS and the financial crisis associated with the decrease in oil prices. The Conference was attended by minister of planning Salman Al-Jumali, minister of planning in Kurdistan Ali Al-Sindi, Secretary-General of Iraqi Council of Ministers Mahdi Al-Alaq and representatives of United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and European Union, as well as a number of specialists urban and regional economy and planning.