Iran officially recognizes ports and border markets with Iraq

Iran officially recognizes ports and border markets with Iraq



02/25/2018

Economy News _ Baghdad

The heads of the Iranian diplomatic missions in Iraq held a meeting in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the presence of the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, Irj Musjidi and a number of guests of honor.

"The heads of the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iraq hold periodic meetings to study the various issues and evaluate the progress made in the matters entrusted and the Iranian ambassador usually chairs the meeting," the Iranian consul-general in Arbil, Morteza Abbadi, said in a press statement.

"The political, economic, scientific and educational issues, especially the bilateral relations between Tehran and Baghdad, are thoroughly studied and we are looking at ways to develop these relations," Abadi said.

He added that "other issues that have been discussed around it are efforts to formally recognize the ports and markets of Iran's border with Iraq, especially [Qassim Rush and Wakashan, Siraan Bind and Hilal Abad, Saif and Malh Khor and Shoshmi and Sheikh and Selah Koo} by Baghdad, so we hope that Iraq To the importance of border crossings in strengthening the economy of families living in the borders of the parties. "

The meeting was also attended by the Assistant Foreign Minister, the Director General of Gulf Affairs in the Iranian Foreign Ministry Mohammad Farazmand and the Deputy Prime Minister of Kurdistan, Qubad Talabani.

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