Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Nazar al-Khairullah, in a Wednesday meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi in Tehran, said Iran is playing a major role in the reconstruction of the Arab country, highlighting that the two countries’ ties are boundless. RNA - During the yesterday meeting, Sarmadi and al-Khairullah discussed various aspects of bilateral ties, and highlighted the significance of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Baghdad as a historic opportunity for further development of all-out relations.
The meeting took place ahead of President Rouhani’s upcoming visit to Baghdad.
The Iraqi diplomat extended an invitation to Sarmadi for a visit to Baghdad, adding, “Relations between the two countries are boundless in all fields, specially in security and defense issues, as well as energy cooperation.”
He stressed that Iran would play an active role in the reconstruction of Iraq.
The two sides also discussed border issues in the Arvand Rud River, about which the Iranian official urged Iraq to fully implement the 1975 Algiers Agreement that was signed to settle the two countries’ border disputes and conflicts.
President Rouhani is set to pay an official visit to Iraq next week in order to boost bilateral ties between the two neighbors amid US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
According to Fars News Agancy, Rouhani will travel to Baghdad on March 11 to hold talks with Iraqi officials. A high-ranking delegation is set to accompany the president.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputy Seyed Abbas Araqchi as well as Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Central Bank Governor Abdoldnasser Hemmati have all - in their recent trips to Iraq - made preparations for Rouhani's upcoming visit.
It will be Rouhani’s first visit to Iraq during his tenure.
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