INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, went to Baghdad on Tuesday night to hold meetings on Wednesday with senior
Iraqi authorities on a number of bilateral and local issues.Heading a diplomatic delegation, he visited Baghdad at the demand of his Iraqi
counterpart, Fuad Hussein.During a joint press conference with Hussein, Amir Abdollahian thanked Iraq for trying to advance dialogue and
cooperation in between Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as Iran and Egypt
Throughout his trip, Abdollahian held talks with Foreign Minister Hussein, President Abdul Latif Rashid, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia
al-Sudani, Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, and the chairman of Iraqi National
Security Council.The Iranian foreign minister and his entourage went to a memorial monument set up in honor of Lt
Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC outside Baghdad airport on Tuesday night upon his arrival in Iraq.Abdollahian
addresses border security and Iraqs debts to IranAmir Abdollahian called for improvement of ties between Iran and Iraq at the conference
with President Rashid, a local of Iraqi Kurdistan.Other issues were likewise addressed, such as border security and Iraqs debt to Iran.The
Iraqi president characterized the ties between his nation and Iran as substantial and deep.Rashid likewise reaffirmed his countrys
dedication to forging ties with the Iranian side.During the meeting with Prime Minister al-Sudani, Amir Abdollahian highlighted the need for
Iraq to pay its debts to Iran, keep control over the shared border, and refrain from justification and threatening measures against its
He also prompted the completion of the document on Iran-Iraq comprehensive cooperation.Sudani, for his part, praised Irans constant
assistance for Iraq and mentioned that his nation was prepared to promote previous agreements.Also, he assured that in spite of regional
modifications, Iraq will keep working to preserve peace in the area and deepen dialogue.Iraq vows to deepen ties with IranIraqs foreign
minister specified that his country is eager to increase commerce with Iran due to recent discussions he had with Washington over Baghdads
exemption from American sanctions versus Tehran.During their meeting on Wednesday in Baghdad, Hussein and Amir Abdollahian talked about a
wide variety of topics, consisting of the two countries political and economic cooperation as well as the legal actions being taken to
investigate the American assassination of General Soleimani and his Iraqi pal, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Hussein stated that the Baghdad federal government is unfaltering in its desire to alleviate economic and monetary relations with Tehran,
describing his current talks with Washington on how to eliminate Iraq from U.S
sanctions that are stifling commerce with Iran.He highlighted once again that Iraq will never ever let anyone to exploit its area to
threaten its next-door neighbors in accordance with its Constitution.The senior Iranian diplomat, for his part, highlighted the strong
capacity for economic cooperation and revealed optimism for elimination of barriers to the payment of Iraqs debts to Iran.Amir Abdollahian
revealed his confidence that the agreement on security cooperation between the 2 nations would quickly be completed by mentioning the
tactical commonalities between Iran and Iraq.Amir Abdollahian likewise held different meetings with others Iraqi authorities.
