TEHRAN, Mar 11 - Iranian President left Tehran for Baghdad this morning on a three-day official visit to Iraq.
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TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Hassan Rouhani’s trip starting on Monday includes meetings with Iraq’s president and prime minister, tours of Shi’ite Muslim holy sites and a meeting with top Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Speaking at Mehrabad Airport before leaving Tehran, Rouhani said, “The goal of this visit is deepening bilateral relations,”.
According to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Rouhani is scheduled to discuss political and economic cooperation in various fields including transit, energy, and industry with the Iraqi officials.
Zarif, who arrived in Iraq on Saturday evening, said Iran and Iraq shared not just a border but historical commonalities as well as interests.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Iraq’s President Barham Salih said his country will not be part of a regime of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran and will do its best to reduce the damage done to the Iranian nation as a result of the bans.
Source: Iran Press