Many old problems resolved during Iranian President's visit to Iraq: Zarif

  Monday, 18 March 2019
source: abna

"During the visit, many knots existing for years in relations between the two countries were untied," Zarif told reporters in the Central city of Qom on Monday.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the recent visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq resolved many problems which had remained unsettled between the two countries for years.
"During the visit, many knots existing for years in relations between the two countries were untied," Zarif told reporters in the Central city of Qom on Monday.
He added that dredging of Arvand river, free visa for the pilgrims and building railway between Shalamcheh and Basra were among the projects which had been discussed by the two countries for years and they were finalized during the visit.
Zarif underscored that the Iraq visit led to highly good achievements.
President Rouhani arrived in Iraq last Monday for a three-day visit in order to boost bilateral ties between the two neighbors amid US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Rouhani traveled to Baghdad to hold talks with Iraqi officials. A high-ranking delegation was accompanying the president.
Tehran and Baghdad signed 5 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to give momentum to the expansion of mutual cooperation in various economic and healthcare sectors.
The documents were signed by senior officials of the two countries in the presence of President Rouhani and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad last Monday.
According to the documents, Tehran and Baghdad will improve cooperation in the fields of trade, healthcare and oil industry.
The two sides also agreed on the construction of a railroad link between the Iranian city of Shalamcheh and the Iraqi city of Basra as well as visa facilitation for investors and businessmen. According to the visa agreement, starting in early April 2019, the two countries will issue visas to each other's nationals free of charge.
Tehran and Baghdad signed another MoU to boost cooperation between Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and Iraq’s Ministry of Trade.
The two countries also agreed to cooperate in all fields related to healthcare while another agreement pertained to cooperation between Iran's Ministry of Petroleum and its Iraqi counterpart.


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