Iran interior minister urges enhanced border, anti-smuggling cooperation with Iraq
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni urges enhanced border and anti-smuggling cooperation between the Islamic Republic and Iraq given deep commonalities between the two nations.
In a meeting with Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari in Tehran on Monday, Momeni said there are important common grounds between Iran and Iraq for border cooperation and the fight against drug trafficking.
“We believe that a part of security is related to internal borders and a part is related to common diplomacy with neighbors.”
He emphasized that long shared borders and the historical bonds between Iran and Iraq have prepared appropriate grounds for promoting security cooperation.
The Iranian minister also stressed the significance of developing relations in various political, economic and trade fields.
He urged working groups of the two countries to pursue the implementation of security agreements.
Momeni also hailed Iraq’s stance on condemnation of the Israeli regime’s crimes against the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
The Iraqi minister, for his part, said his visit to Tehran is aimed at improving relations.
He also called for the implementation of a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries last year and the exchange of students in the field of police activities.
Shammari invited his Iranian counterpart to travel to Iraq.
In a statement, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said, “Both sides explored a range of areas, including training, knowledge exchange, and programs for Iraqi students pursuing security studies in Iran. Additional topics involved coordination on traffic management and passport services.”
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