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Zarif in Baghdad and Rouhani arrive tomorrow and meet with Imam al-Sistani

Date of release: 2019/3/9 15:38 • 34 times scheduled

(AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he would visit Baghdad on Saturday evening.

Zarif said during a speech at the 16th anniversary of the martyrdom of Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al - Hakim {Jerusalem secret} that he will visit Baghdad this evening to start preparations for a visit by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani , to Iraq. " 
For his part, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, Rohani "will meet during the visit, the supreme religious authority Grand Ayatollah Imam Ali al-Sistani," 
and that Rohani "will meet during his visit to Iraq, which lasted three days, with senior officials in Iraq and also with the Supreme Reference." 
He added that "one of the most important goals The official visit of the President of the Islamic Republic to Iraq, discussed ways to strengthen Relations between the two countries in the political, economic and cultural fields. "
"The current issues between the two countries in the fields of energy, the 1975 agreement and the issue of water and visas will be among the most important topics for Dr. Ruhani's talks with Iraqi officials," Masjedi said. 
He noted that "one of the most important programs of a spiritual visit to Iraq is also to hold talks with various Iraqi officials and visit the holy sites." 
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Iraq on January 13 and met with Iraqi officials in Baghdad, as well as visiting the cities of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Karbala and Najaf. 
Rohani is due to arrive in Baghdad on Sunday afternoon at the head of a high-level delegation.

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Masjedi reveals the goal of a spiritual visit to Iraq

03:32 - 09/03/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
Iran's ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said on Saturday that President Hassan Rowhani's visit to Iraq would result in the signing of several economic and health agreements. 
"The upcoming visit of President Rohani to Baghdad aims at strengthening political, economic, cultural and social relations," Musjidi said in a speech at the ceremony of Iraqi Martyr Day. 
He added that "the visit will result in several agreements, including the issue of railway line from the city of Khorramshahr (south-west) to Basra, the development of industrial cities, visas, customs issues and medical health cooperation."

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Rohani hopes to sign "important agreements" during his visit to Iraq

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Iranian President Jalal Talabani said on Saturday that Iran and Baghdad have great potential for further cooperation, saying relations between the Iranian and Iraqi peoples could be used to deepen the ties between Iran and Iraq. Bilateral relations in various fields.

"The Iranian government and people are looking forward to consolidating security and stability in Iraq and achieving development in it as a neighbor and neighbor of Iran," he said. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has always stood by the government and people of Iraq in various fields and conditions as its own country."

He noted his upcoming visit to Iraq and expressed the hope that "it will result in valuable and important agreements in the framework of strengthening relations between the two countries, the two brothers and the two friends."

For his part, the new Iraqi ambassador presented during the meeting his credentials and expressed Iraq's desire to strengthen relations with Iran at all levels. "Iraq considers Iran to be one of the most important countries in the region and in this respect is working to expand and strengthen relations with it more and more."

"All the conditions are ripe in Iraq for the success of the Iranian president's visit," he said, hoping that "the agreements that will result from the visit will be a valuable step in strengthening relations between the two countries more than ever."

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Iranian President's Office announces the date of Rohani's visit to Baghdad and its agenda

Editorial date: • 2019/3/9 15:55 • 47 times scheduled

President Hassan Rowhani will travel to Baghdad on Monday for an official visit at the invitation of President Barham Salih.

"We are going to have a three-day visit on Monday at the official invitation of the president and the Iraqi prime minister," said Parviz Ismaili, head of the office of Iranian President Pervez Ismaili. 
"He will arrive on Monday in Baghdad and hold bilateral talks with the Iraqi president and the prime minister on bilateral relations and regional cooperation between Iran and Iraq," Ismaili said. 
"In addition, the delegations of the two countries, during joint meetings, as well as separate bilateral meetings with their counterparts, will discuss the latest status of agreements and cooperation as well as new opportunities for developing and consolidating relations between the two neighboring friendly countries," he added. 
He added that "the results of these meetings and discussions, will be explained by the heads of the two countries to the media at a joint press conference.
The meeting with the President and members of the House of Representatives, participation in the trade forum with the participation of the governmental and private sectors of Iran and Iraq, and the meeting with other senior Iraqi officials and a number of political and social elites in Iraq, as well as the meeting with the reference The Supreme Religious Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and visit the holy shrines in this Iraq. " 
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he would visit the capital Baghdad on Saturday evening for a spiritual visit. 
The official IRNA news agency reported that Rouhani would visit Baghdad on Sunday

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The Iranian presidency reveals the agenda of Rohani's visit to Iraq

05:14 - 09/03/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
The Iranian presidency on Saturday unveiled the agenda of President Hassan Rowhani's visit to Iraq, which will take place on Monday and will last for three days at the official invitation of President Barham Salih and ministers Adel Abdul Mahdi. 
"The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rowhani, will pay a three-day visit on Monday at the official invitation of the President of the Republic," said Parviz Ismaili, head of the presidential press office, according to Fars News. And the Iraqi prime minister. " 
"On Monday, March 11, 2019, Rohani will arrive in Baghdad and hold bilateral talks with the Iraqi president and the prime minister on bilateral relations and regional cooperation between Iran and Iraq," Ismaili said.
In addition, during the joint meetings, as well as separate bilateral meetings with their counterparts, the two countries' delegations will discuss the latest status on the agreements and cooperation as well as new opportunities for developing and consolidating relations between the two neighboring friendly countries. 
He explained that the results of these meetings and discussions, will be explained by the heads of the two countries to the media at a joint press conference. 
During his visit to Iraq, Ismaili met with the President and members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, participating in the trade forum with the participation of the governmental and private sectors of Iran and Iraq, meeting with other senior Iraqi officials and a number of political and social elites in Iraq, The highest religious leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and visiting the holy shrines in Iraq

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Iran will be opening new chapter with Iraq: Zarif

Sun Mar 10, 2019 07:48AM [Updated: Sun Mar 10, 2019 08:27AM ]

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian Presidency on February 27, 2019 shows Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) speaking with President Hassan Rouhani (R) in Tehran, Iran. (Via AFP)

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says an upcoming visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq — the president’s first — will be the beginning of a new chapter in Tehran-Baghdad relations.

“Mr. Rouhani is traveling to Iraq for the first time in his presidency, and we consider the trip a new start in our relations with Iraq,” Zarif told the Iraqi al-Forat satellite TV network in an interview aired on Saturday.

Zarif referred to the measures of cooperation that are scheduled to be bilaterally approved during the Iranian president’s visit to Iraq and called them “historic.” New cooperation, he said, will be in the areas of transit, oil, joint industrial work, and the dredging of Arvand River (Shatt al-Arab).

The Iranian president will be starting his three-day visit to Iraq on Monday.

PressTV-Iran's President Rouhani due in Iraq on March 11

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is set to pay an official visit to Iraq later this month to boost bilateral ties between the two neighbors amid US sanctions.

Zarif, who arrived in Iraq on Saturday evening, said Iran and Iraq shared not just a border but historical commonalities as well as interests.

“We plan to use those commonalities to advance the joint interests of both countries as well as those of the region,” he said.

Iran’s message to region from Iraq

The Iranian foreign minister said Iran was seeking to send a message [to the region] during President Rouhani’s trip to Iraq.

“In Iraq, we will be sending a message of regional cooperation. We don’t see Iraq as a place of conflict [with Iran’s regional rivals]; we see it as a place of cooperation with regional countries,” Foreign Minister Zarif said.

Saudi Arabia, which perceives Iran as its main adversary and which has severed its ties with Tehran, has been viewing Iraq as a battle zone where it needs to curb Iranian influence.

Zarif also said Iran viewed Iraq as “an important pillar of regional security,” without whose cooperation, regional security would be impossible.

“Thus, it is necessary for Iran and Iraq to cooperate, beside the other countries of the region, toward [bringing about] security for the region,” he said.

He said no regional country had to be excluded from regional decision making.

‘US pressing Iraq to cut Iran ties’

“We don’t want Iraq to cut relations with any other country,” Zarif said. “Sadly, it is the Americans who are pressuring Iraq not to have neighborly ties with Iran.”

The Iranian foreign minister also thanked Iraqi people and officials for their “principled stand” in support of Iran and against unilateral US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

PressTV-'Iraq reaffirms opposition to US sanctions against Iran'

The Iraqi parliament speaker says Baghdad opposes the US sanctions against Iran.

‘Iran welcomes regional talks’

Asked about a proposal by Ammar Hakim — the head of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement (Hikma) — for regional talks among Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, Zarif said Iran welcomed “all proposals for regional cooperation.”

“We have a principle: regional cooperation should be inclusive and should be targeted against no one; all countries in our region should be involved in such cooperation,” the Iranian foreign minister said.

He explained that by regional countries, he meant the Persian Gulf states, as well as countries further afield, such as Egypt and Jordan.

He cited the cooperation of Iran, Russia, and Turkey regarding the Syrian peace process in the Kazakh capital of Astana as an example of good regional work.

Whom the region concerns and whom it does not

The Islamic Republic, he stressed however, has never held talks with outsiders about the future of the region and has always said that the fate of the region should be determined by the region itself.

Turning to Saudi Arabia, Zarif said in the interview that while Iran had always been ready for dialog, Riyadh had shown no such willingness.

The Iranian foreign minister recalled that he sent multiple messages to Saudi officials expressing readiness for bilateral and regional cooperation when he took office in 2013, to which they responded, “The region does not concern you!”

“It is now evident whether the region concerns us or not!” Zarif said.

Iran has helped effectively bring an end to the Syrian conflict by offering Damascus advisory military help and has been facilitating a diplomatic end for Syria through cooperation with Turkey and Russia. This is while Saudi Arabia was among the countries that funded anti-Damascus militant groups in an attempt to oust President Bashar al-Assad.

‘Talks with Trump would not be very useful’

Asked about the possibility of talks with US President Donald Trump, Zarif said dialog had to be founded on respect, which was lacking on Trump’s part.

Last year, Trump unilaterally pulled the US out of a multilateral deal with Iran. As a party to that deal, Washington had been involved in negotiations that led to the agreement.

“If you do not respect even your own words, one cannot expect you to respect (and uphold) a deal. Therefore, I don’t believe dialog [with the Trump administration] would be very useful,” Zarif said.

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Conditions: Cooperation between Iran and Iraq contributes to strengthening the security of the region

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Alsumaria News / Baghdad ,  said Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Sunday that Iran and Iraq constitute the pillars of the security of the region, adding that cooperation between the two countries would lead to further strengthening of the regional security.  This came during a joint press conference on Sunday between the foreign minister and his Iraqi counterpart Mohammad Ali al-Hakim, which came after five hours of negotiations between the experts and the Iranian and Iraqi officials.  According to IRNA, "I have had good and useful discussions with the two leaders on bilateral relations and regional issues."  The Iranian foreign minister described the positions of Tehran and Baghdad as "very suspicious of one another and would support security in the region."   The Foreign Minister also expressed his appreciation for the solidarity positions of the Iraqi government and people in rejecting the US embargo against the Iranian people.  "The current relations between the two countries, without foreign intervention, are now valid," the foreign minister said, looking forward to strengthening these relations more than ever in light of the visit of the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq.  And on the negotiations today between the Iranian delegation with the Iraqi side, said that " the two sides during which he emphasized the employment agreements for more popular two servers and out of that has been prepared relevant documents to resolve the consensus bilateral during the visit of President Rowhani.  He said Iranian Foreign Minister that" the two sides reviewed the Talks today various health and trade fields and facilitate procedures for visitors and travelers, "pointing out that" good agreements have been reached so far. " In conclusion, he hoped that these talks and the memorandums of understanding that will be resolved during President Rohani's visit tomorrow will contribute to strengthening bilateral relations and assisting Iraq during the post-victory phase of victory over extremist extremism and "urging

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Rouhani to make 'historic' Iraq trip to deepen trade ties

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The foreign ministers of Iran, Mohammed Javad Zarif (L), and Iraq, Mohamed Ali al-Hakim (R), met in Baghdad on March 10, 2019, a day ahead of President Hassan Rouhani’s arrival. Photo: Iraqi state media

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – "Iraq is the primary target for the export of Iranian goods," Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjidi said ahead of President Hassan Rouhani's state visit to Iraq on Monday. The trip is described by the Iranian side as “historic." 

Between now and "March 2020, we expect to hold more than 40 Iranian professional exhibitions in Iraq,” the ambassador added.

Rouhani's three-day trip comes after several high profiles visits by Iranian officials accompanied by trade delegations in recent months, and as US President Donald Trump ramps up economic pressure on Tehran after he reneged on his responsibilities under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as Iran's nuclear deal.

Iran is under increasing pressure from an American government that wants to curtail the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade with the outside world, mainly in the energy, banking, and shipping sectors. 

The wide ranging nature of sanctions imposed by Washington has prompted the Iranian side to look more to its immediate neighbors to fend off the debilitating impact on its economy. 

"We have good working relations with Iraq ranging from health to security and we hope to reach agreements between the countries on this trip," Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told reporters in Baghdad on Saturday as he arrived a day early to make arrangements for the president's trip.

Iranian officials hope to increase trade with its western neighbour from $12 billion to $20 billion in the coming years. Masjidi said on average $2.5 billion is added annually to the trade volume between Iran and Iraq, with particular attention given to natural gas and electricity for southern Iraq.

Iran has become forthcoming in facilitating easy travel for Iraqis and Kurds by scrapping visa requirements. 

Zarif told Iraqi channel Forat News on Saturday that Rouhani is expected to visit Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, an important move if the visit goes ahead considering the unparalleled political clout that the Grand Ayatollah exerts.

The most important challenge that Iranian policy makers face right now appears to be how to deal with US sanctions. While Iran has been under some sort of sanctions since 1979 when the Islamic revolutionaries came to power, the aggressive postures of the Trump administration are what cause consternation in Tehran. 

The US government has increased pressure on Baghdad in a bid to stop Iraq’s trade with Iran. 

Iraqi President Barham Salih told reporters on Sunday that the visit by Rouhani is to deepen relations between the two countries. 

"I must say that Iraq will not be part of the one-sided American set of sanctions on Iran... It is in the interest of everyone that we reduce the tension in the region," Salih told a group of Iranian reporters on Sunday. "Instead of becoming a place for confrontation and clashes between the regional states, we want Iraq to become a place with shared economic and trade interests."

It appears, however, that Iraq is becoming yet another battleground as tensions between Washington and Tehran grow day by day. Rouhani will receive a warm reception from Iraqi officials, but the Americans will be watching the trip equally closely to counter what they describe as Iran's “malign” influence in Iraq. Rouhani's trip is set to make life more complicated for Iraqi leaders who would like to avoid being stuck between these adversaries.

 

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10-03-2019 08:51 PM

Foreign Minister reviews 12 "understanding" between Iraq and Iran during the arrival of "spiritual" tomorrow

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) 
- Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad al-Hakim on Sunday reviewed 12 issues that were discussed in the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani during a meeting with Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi. 
Al-Hakim said during a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that "the features of visiting visitors between the two countries, as well as oil, energy and gas files, railway and land transport, agriculture and health, understandings about the central bank and debt repayment , As well as the features of the entry of businessmen, the commercial, industrial, and training areas, and make some amendments to previous memorandums of understanding. 
"The Iraqi side offered the Iranian minister the experience of the industrial zones, as happened with Jordan, and the possibility of expanding them with the Iranian side," Hakim said.
For his part, Zarif said that "the Iraqi and Iranian working teams are working on finalizing the terms of understanding in several files, in preparation for presenting them between Ruhani and Abdul-Mahdi tomorrow." Zarif thanked "the people and government of Iraq for rejecting US sanctions against Iran."

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Iran-Iraq unshakable bonds benefit both countries, region: Zarif

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TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described Iran-Iraq bilateral relations as unshakable that are to the advantage of both countries and the region.

“In Iraq ahead of President Rouhani's 3-day State visit, featuring: -Meetings with political, religious, business, civil society leaders in Baghdad, Karbala, Najaf, and Multiple agreements on further regional, political and economic cooperation,” the Iranian foreign minister wrote in a post on his Twitter account while in Iraq on Sunday, a day before President Hassan Rouhani’s three-day state visit to the neighboring country.

 

“Our unshakable bonds benefit Iran, Iraq and region,” Zarif further noted in his today’s tweet.

Zarif arrived in Baghdad yesterday afternoon to carry out preparations for Rouhani’s visit.

Exploring ways to strengthen bilateral relations in the political, economic and cultural fields has been announced as one of the most important goals of the official visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq.

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Iran FM Zarif hails Baghdad tour achievements

 

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Tehran, March 10, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message welcomed his current visit to Baghdad, and said Iran-Iraq steadfast bonds will benefit both countries.

'In Iraq ahead of President Rouhani's 3-day State visit, featuring: -Meetings with political/religious/business/civil society leaders in Baghdad/Karbala/Najaf -Multiple agreements on further regional, political & economic cooperation,' Zarif tweeted on Sunday.

'Our unshakable bonds benefit Iran, Iraq & region,' he added.

Zarif arrived in Baghdad late on Saturday at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

Zarif is in Baghdad to prepare arrangements for President Hassan Rouhani’s upcoming official visit to the neighboring state. He was welcomed by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s officials.

Rouhani is to travel to Iraq at the official invitation of that country’s president and prime minister on Monday at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

During his three-day visit to Iraq, President Rouhani is to confer with the senior Iraqi cleric, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani.

Exploring avenues for promoting bilateral relations in the political, economic and cultural fields are among the main objectives of the Iranian president’s official visit to Iraq.

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Zarif thanks Iraq for rejecting US sanctions against Iran

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran

 10 March 2019 11:01 PM

BAGHDAD - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad expressed his thanks to the Iraqi government "for rejecting US sanctions against Iran ."

 "We thank the Iraqi government and people for rejecting American sanctions against the Iranian people," the Iranian foreign minister told a joint news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammad al-Hakim.

"We are pleased that relations between our countries and without foreign interference are very broad and good relations and we look forward to developing them during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani to Baghdad tomorrow," Zarif said.

He said that he had held talks with his Iraqi counterpart on the Syrian file and agreed on the need to preserve Syrian territorial integrity, fight terrorism and return Damascus to regional and international forums .

 He noted that the visit of the Iranian president will witness the signing of several memorandums of understanding in the areas of health, trade, agriculture and entry features.

The Iranian president is scheduled to arrive in Iraq on Monday for an official visit, the first since he was elected president in 2013.

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Rohani arrives at the Peace Palace in Baghdad

12:07 - 11/03/2019

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazin News 
The President of the Republic, Barham Saleh, received on Monday, his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani in Baghdad. 
The President of the Republic received a large reception today, the Iranian President at the Peace Palace in Baghdad and was received by President Saleh. 
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani arrived in Baghdad this morning at the head of a high-level political and economic delegation to discuss various areas and expand and strengthen regional cooperation between the two countries. 
This is the first visit of a spiritual leader to Iraq, which came at the official invitation of his Iraqi counterpart Barham Saleh. 
During his three-day visit, Rohani will discuss bilateral relations in various fields and expand and strengthen regional cooperation between the two countries with Iraqi President Barham Salih and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi,
The Iranian President also meets with the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Mohammed Halboussi and the deputies of Parliament

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Iranian proposal: foreign debt paid through Iraq

 

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani. "Reuters"

money and business Economy News Baghdad A government source said Iran would offer Iraq the idea of paying its debts to global companies instead. Iranian President Hassan Rowhani arrived in Baghdad on Monday for a three-day visit. Dr. Ihsan al-Shammari, adviser to the Council of Ministers, said in an interview with "Nass" and read by "Economy News" that "Rohani's visit will carry files of very important and decisive in the history of the two countries, including the common borders, Iraq's debt to Iran, And the Teluk file. " He added that "the understandings will be on how to pay Iraq for its debts to Iran," noting that "Iran will put forward the idea, the rotation of its debts and through Iraq, the countries that request Iran, will pay Iraq according to the entitlements resulting from it, instead of taking the money from Iraq and then pay it to the rest of the countries, and this is a complicated process on the Iranian side being deprived of circulation of the dollar. Views 40   Date Added 03/11/2019

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Saleh confirms the neutrality of Iraq from regional conflicts .. And Rouhani hopes an Iraqi role in the region {expanded}

Date of release: 2019/3/11 13:36 • 126 times read

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed the neutrality of Iraq's position on regional and international conflicts, while his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani expressed his Iraqi role in calming the situation in the region.

"We thank Iran for its support for Iraq against terrorism," Saleh told a joint news conference with Rohani. "The victory is not complete on terrorism and the countries of the region must cooperate in achieving this." 
"The achievement of security requires cooperation with Iran and the countries of the region," he said. "Baghdad represents a forum for the countries of the region and they are determined to cooperate with all." 
"It is time for the region to prosper economically through joint cooperation," Saleh said, adding that "many projects will be discussed today with the Iranian president." 
"We do not want Iraq to be an arena for regional or international conflict," he said. "Today we will announce important agreements with Iran that contribute to the interests of both peoples and the region." 
For his part, Rowhani said, "We will not relinquish relations with Iraq and want to develop more," stressing "
"There are broad areas for joint cooperation between the two countries," he said, expressing "his country's pleasure in standing with the army and people of Iraq in the fight against terrorism." 
"Iraq is an important country in the region and can play a greater role in the role of security and solving problems," Rowhani said. "Iran and Iraq have faced many difficulties in the past years because of terrorism, and the two peoples have suffered from this evil phenomenon." 
He pointed out that "our stand with Iraq does not mean that it is against others, which is of interest to us the stability and security of Iraq and democracy. A secure, independent and stable Iraq has a major role in the security and stability of the region." 
The Iranian president expressed "gratitude and gratitude to the Iraqi people for hosting the Iranian visitors during the 40th visit and other religious events, and today we attach great importance to this visit in the development and progress of the relations between the two countries."

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Saleh is an Iranian: It is not the time of sanctions .. Iraq is not part of its regime against Iran

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Sunday, March 10, 2019, that our relationship with Iran is a very important one for Iraq, noting that the region can not settle without a regional political, economic and security system that includes Iran.

In a meeting with a delegation of Iranian journalists and journalists, the Iraqi president said that "our relationship with Iran is very important to us, and we say to others that our relations with Turkey and the Arab world are important for Iraq and the whole region. On the basis of respect for the will of the Syrians and to participate together against terrorism and also create real economic interests among the peoples of the region, according to the agency Tasnim Iran.

He pointed out that "trade exchange between the peoples of the countries of the region must lift the barriers, not the time of sanctions, the time of the movement, to go from country to country without any obstacles we are still in another world."

"We are part of this region and the region can not be settled without a regional economic, political and security system that includes Iran, and what I say is that the riparian countries on the Gulf must be healed together," he said.

As for the Syrian issue, he said: "Any action is required from Iraq to support the political solution in Syria and end the suffering of the Syrians and we are working for that, and there is no program now for the visit, but there is high level coordination between the government and the Syrian government and there are high-level delegations go and come, In Syria, what happened in Syria is a terrible and dangerous crime and our duty is to win the support of the Syrians to end the suffering. "

Asked about the president's visit to Iraq, Saleh said: "President Ruhani's visit comes as a continuation of the many discussions that are taking place between the two countries and we hope that it will be an important station to consolidate our economic relations and emphasize the security, political and economic aspects of our participants. We have a long history of 1400 kilometers, but we also have historical, social, religious and many interests, political vocabulary comes and goes, but the constants of history, social and cultural relations, and neighborly relations are the ones that dictate that we push our relations to a broader and more welcoming horizon.

"Iraq is not part of the sanctions regime against Iran. We are certainly affected by these sanctions, but we are not part of them. Iraq is keen on the Iranian people, the friendly neighbor, and we do not want any harm on Iran and the Iranian people. We are doing what we can," he said. "Within the possible data, we can help to ease the tension and ease the harm to the Iranian people.

"As I said in Tehran, Iran stood by the Iraqis in the war against dictatorship and against Saddam Hussein. Many Iraqis were refugees in Iran and were embraced by Iran, which stood with us in the last period of the war against We can not but say thank you to our people, our neighbors and our friends in Iran, who have stood with us in times of hardship, in terms of being helpful to Iran. This is part of the return of generosity, but we too are two neighboring peoples with deep social, cultural and historical ties. How can we not be sympathetic and united with our people in Iran, and also in fact there is an interest in easing tension in the region, these tensions do not serve the region and Iraq as well.

As for the normalization of the Arab countries with the Zionist entity, Saleh said that Iraq is committed to the struggle of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian issue remains central and central in the Middle East and the region can not settle without a fundamental and fundamental solution based on recognition of the rights of the Palestinian people. We are with the Palestinian decision and to keep the Palestinian issue in this way will remain a factor of instability and dangerous in the region and Iraq is committed to the struggle of the Palestinian people.

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Iran seeks to raise economic exchange with Iraq to 20 billion dollars

 

money and business Economy News _ Baghdad Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Monday stressed the need to raise the economic exchange between Iran and Iraq to 20 billion dollars.  In a statement to Mehrabad airport, Rowhani pointed to the importance of "raising the volume of economic exchange between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq to 20 billion dollars."  Rohani arrived in Baghdad this morning at the head of a high-level political and economic delegation on a three-day visit. Views 39   Date Added 03/11/2019

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Iranian President lands in Baghdad to deepen trade ties with Iraq, bypass sanctions

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his delegates arrive in Baghdad, March, 11, 2019. (Photo: Social Media)

 

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, arrived in Baghdad on Monday for an official visit aimed at strengthening Iran’s ties to the country and deepen trade relations with Iraq.

This is the first visit by Rouhani to Baghdad, and before his departure from Tehran, the leader told Iranian media he aims to improve relations with the strategic neighboring country.

His visit is expected to raise eyebrows with US officials and regional allies. Amid ongoing Washington-imposed sanctions on Tehran, Iraq has resisted cutting off ties with Iran, whose influence has dominated politics in Baghdad for some years.

Rouhani, during his three-day visit, will reportedly ink several agreements with Iraqi officials in the fields of energy, transport, agriculture, industry, and health, according to Iran’s state news agency, IRNA.

“We are very much interested in expanding our ties ... particularly our transport cooperation,” Rouhani declared at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport, before boarding.

The Iranian leader is scheduled to visit Shia shrines in Baghdad’s Kadhimiya district before heading to a welcoming ceremony, according to the press office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

Iraq is “another channel for Iran to bypass America’s unjust sanctions... This trip will provide opportunities for Iran’s economy,” a senior delegate accompanying Rouhani, told Reuters.

Rouhani’s visit comes months after the US imposed a second round of sanctions on Iran, in November 2018, targeting the financial and energy sectors of the country.

Editing by Nadia Riva

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Supreme Council: Establishment of four industrial cities and oil agreements during a spiritual visit

01:36 - 11/03/2019

 

 

 

BAGHDAD - The 
head of the Islamic Supreme Council, Hammam Hamoudi, said on Monday that Rohani's visit would include a number of agreements including the establishment of four industrial cities and an international railway, and the other related to oil and gas projects and electric power. 
"The timing of President Ruhani's visit to Iraq is important to establish common economic strategies, because he comes after victory over a supporter and a strong Iranian position," Hamoudi said in a statement received by Mawazine News. 
He added that this visit will include a number of agreements including the establishment of four industrial cities and an international railway, and other related to oil and gas projects and electric power, likely initiative of the Iranian side to reduce customs taxes and visa fees, and promote cultural exchange and security support.
"The keenness of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to open wide horizons to strengthen relations, making it a model for relations with neighboring countries based on sincere cooperation and common interests." 
He explained that "the parliament and the Iraqi government announced that Iraq is not within the embargo on Iran, because the sanctions is an individual decision and not an international, and this is also confirmed by the Supreme Reference by refusing to be Iraq a way to harm any other country."

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Saleh: Iraq will be an arena for the convergence of interests and the reunification of the peoples of the region

Part of a previous meeting between Iraqi President Barham Salih and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani

 11 March 2019 02:05 PM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Monday that Iraq was lucky in its Islamic side and its Arab expansion .

"We hope to reach important agreements with Iran that will benefit the two peoples," Saleh told a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani after arriving in Baghdad.

He added that Iraq will be an arena for convergence of interests and the reunification of the peoples of the region, praising "the understanding of the countries of the region to the importance of stability of Iraq ."

In turn, his Iranian counterpart said that "our relationship with Iraq is historic and must be strengthened," adding that "there are broad areas of joint cooperation between the two countries in the areas of energy, tourism, investment and industrial zone ."

"Iraq is an important country in the region and we are concerned about its stability," Rowhani said.

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Saleh: Iraq will be an arena for the convergence of interests and the reunification of the peoples of the region

 

money and business Economy News _ Baghdad President Barham Salih said on Monday that Iraq is lucky to have its Islamic side and its Arab reach.  "We hope to reach important agreements with Iran that will benefit the two peoples," President Saleh told a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani after his arrival in Baghdad and his follow-up.  He added that Iraq will be an arena for convergence of interests and the reunification of the peoples of the region, praising "the understanding of the countries of the region to the importance of stability of Iraq."  In turn, his Iranian counterpart said that "our relationship with Iraq is historic and must be strengthened," adding that "there are broad areas of joint cooperation between the two countries in the areas of energy, tourism, investment and industrial zone."  "Iraq is an important country in the region and we are concerned about its stability," Rowhani said. Views 4   Date Added 11/03/2019

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Updates: Iran President Rouhani arrives in Iraq for 3-day visit

By Rudaw 6 hours ago 

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes his first official state visit to Iraq on March 9, 2019, at Baghdad International Airport. Photo: Rudaw TV

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President Salih: Iraq lucky to have Iran as a neighbor

Iraqi President Barham Salih received Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad.

“I told his Excellency, President Rouhani, that some people say Iraq is situated in a difficult geographical location with many rivalries and problems," Salih told reporters at a press conference.

Iran, Iraq's largest neighbor, has enjoyed an ever-growing influence in Baghdad.

"But Iraq, on the other hand, is lucky to have Islamic neighbors — Iran and Turkey,” Salih added.

 

The Presidential Guard of Iraq escorts Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (right) and Iraqi President Barham Salih in Baghdad on March 11, 2019. Photo: Iraqi Presidency

 

Rouhani, who is making his first official visit to Iraq, enjoyed the warm reception.

 

 

“I thank the people of Iraq for the warm welcome. While we in Iraq feel like we are in our second homeland because the relations connecting both countries and nations are not new,” Rouhani said.

 

 

He touched on historic relations which should be built upon.

 

 

“These relations date back to thousands of years from now – they are religious, cultural, historical and regional relations. And we will not abandon these relations. Rather, we should exert all our efforts to improve these relations,” Rouhani added.

 

 

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Iran President Rouhani arrives in Iraq for 3-day visit

 

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Baghdad on Monday morning for a three-day official visit accompanied by high-profile economic and political delegations with the aim of growing economic relations between the two neighbors.

Rouhani is expected to hold talks with arrays of Iraqi officials including President Barham Salih, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, religious and tribal figures. 

“During very difficult times we were by the side of Iraqi people and today that Iraq is in peace and security, we will be by the Iraqi people’s side,” President Rouhani said at Mehrabad airport on Monday morning before leaving for Baghdad.
 

The two sides are expected to ink several economic and trade agreements as Iraq emerges from over three years of brutal war against the Islamic State and in desperate need of rebuilding the areas devastated by the war. Iran was one of the first countries that came to the aid of the Iraqi government as jihadists advanced towards the Iraqi capital in June 2014.

 

“Fortunately the Americans were unsuccessful almost in every effort against Iran over the last year,” Rouhani said, referring to the US government diplomacy since Washington walked away from the nuclear deal last May and re-imposed stringent sanctions targeting Iran’s energy, shipping and banking sector.

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, a former Iran ambassador to Iraq, said in an interview that despite the US pressure on Iraq to cut off ties with Tehran, relations between the two countries are ‘strategic’ and Rouhani’s trip will advance them. 
 

“By taking into account the current situation in Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran could introduce a long-term program and a strategic cooperation plan at least for the next 25 years between the two countries," Kazemi Qomi told official Iranian agency IRNA. “However, there has to be a good framework to realise these aims and strategy.” 

 

Another issue that Rouhani is keen on discussing with Iraqi officials is to clean up strategic Shatt al-Arab waterway known as Arvand Rud in Iran to be used by ships to boost trade. Iran is interested in revising the 1975 agreement between the two countries which was scrapped by Saddam Hussein's regime in early 1980s as the two countries fought a bloody war.

Rouhani is accompanied by Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Iranian officials hope to increase trade with its western neighbour from $12 billion to $20 billion in the coming years.

Iraqi President Barham Salih told reporters on Sunday that the visit by Rouhani is to deepen relations between the two countries.
 

Iran is Iraq's largest trading partner followed by Turkey. Relations between the two countries have been strengthened since the US invasion in 2003.

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Abdul Mahdi and Rohani preside over joint talks

Editorial date: 2019/3/11 17:43 • 94 times read

(VOI News) - Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Iranian President Hassan Rowhani chaired the joint talks which began in Baghdad Monday evening, in the presence of ministers and officials from both delegations.

"Abdul Mahdi welcomed the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rowhani and his accompanying delegation and expressed his hope that the visit will contribute to the development of relations between the two countries and the two neighboring peoples in all fields and to promote security, stability and prosperity for all peoples," the statement said. Region". 
He added that the meeting dealt with the continuation of cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, enhancing security and stability efforts and discussing cooperation in the economic and trade fields and many joint files, mainly oil, agriculture, reconstruction, investment, health, transport, industrial zones and border crossings. 
The meeting was attended by the ministers of foreign affairs, interior, industry and mines and the governor of the Central Bank of Iran. The meeting was also attended by the undersecretaries of several ministries and the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baghdad, as well as senior officials and advisers. Oil, foreign affairs, reconstruction, housing, trade, industry, minerals and transport, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, the ambassador of Iraq to the Islamic Republic of Iran and a number of deputy ministers, advisers and officials in the Iraqi government. 
The Prime Minister and the accompanying delegation met with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and his accompanying delegation immediately after his arrival at the government palace on Monday afternoon, during which he played the Iraqi and Iranian republics, and the honor guard and the guards representing the different types and formations of the Iraqi armed forces.

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Iranian President's Office: Cancellation of visa between Iraq and Iran starting next month

Editorial date: 2019/3/11 18:53 • 175 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Iranian President's Office Assistant Hassan Rowhani revealed the cancellation of the visa between Iraq and Iran starting next month.

"After the meeting between Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Iranian President Hassan Rowhani in Baghdad, it is decided that the visa between the citizens of the two countries will be free starting from next April," Parviz Ismaili, the Iranian vice president for relations and communications, said in a statement. 
The Prime Minister and the accompanying delegation met with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and his accompanying delegation immediately after his arrival at the government palace on Monday afternoon, during which he played the Iraqi and Iranian republics and the honor guards and the various types of Iraqi armed forces.
The two presidents presided over the joint talks which dealt with the continuation of cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, enhancing security and stability efforts, and discussing cooperation in the economic and trade fields and many joint files, mainly oil, agriculture, reconstruction, investment, health, transport, industrial zones and border crossings.

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Time to put sanctions back on Iraq if they want to be all chummy with Iran.