Iraqi official calls for Iranian investment in infrastructure projects in his country
An Iraqi official here Sunday called on Iran's private sector to invest in projects to develop his country's infrastructure.
The consul general of the Iraqi consulate in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah, Riyadh Hassoun, made the call during a meeting with an Iranian delegation comprising representatives of Ilam province's Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines.
Iran has a huge potential for providing appropriate services and raising exports of needed commodities to Iraq particularly through border provinces such as Ilam, he said.
He praised the increased security at Mehran international border point and called for an end to the export of non-standard goods to Iraq via this border point.
Iraq welcomes cooperation with Iran in the commercial and economic fields and visits of Iranian pilgrims to Iraqi holy sites as well as efforts to secure its joint borders with Iran, he said.
Hassoun stressed that bilateral relations in the economic, cultural and tourism areas would contribute to strengthening of security and improvement of economic structures of the two states.
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Monday, January 29, 2007
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