Iraq and Iran sign memorandum of military and defense cooperation

Iraq and Iran sign memorandum of military and defense cooperation
Iraq and Iran sign memorandum of military and defense cooperation

 Baghdad / Range

Iraq and Iran yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding for military cooperation, counter-terrorism and border security. This came in conjunction with a visit by the Iranian deputy foreign minister to Baghdad from Damascus.
Defense Minister Irfan Mahmoud al-Hayali arrived in Tehran on Saturday at the head of a delegation from his ministry at the invitation of Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hussein Dehqan.
The Iranian Islamic Republic Agency (IRNA) said yesterday that the two Iranian defense ministers Hussein Dahqan and Iraqi Irfan al-Hayali signed a memorandum of understanding for military cooperation between Iran and Iraq as part of the efforts of the two countries to combat terrorism.
The Iranian agency said that "among the axes covered by the memorandum, the development of military and defense cooperation, and exchange of experiences in the fight against terrorism and extremism, and in the protection of border security and logistical support, technical and military," noting that "
The two ministers expressed the hope that the memorandum will lead to a broader cooperation between the two sides. " Meanwhile, the Assistant Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Gabri Ansari arrived in Baghdad, headed by a delegation of experts of the Foreign Ministry, as part of an official visit during which he met with a number of Iraqi officials to discuss common issues and bilateral relations.
handed Ansari , President of the Republic Fuad Masum , an invitation from the Iranian side to participate in the ceremony sworn President Hassan Rowhani , which will take place on the fifth of August next.
Assistant Foreign Minister Iranian President Masum met and discussed with him developments in the arena of regional and international ways to stop His promotion of bilateral relations, and the transfer of the president 's blessing spiritual victory of the Iraqi forces in defeating Daesh of Mosul. "
The Assistant Iranian Foreign Minister gave a report to Masoum on the meeting of the Joint Iran-Iraq Political Committee as well as the meeting of the Legal and Technical Committee on the Common Border.
Ansari also met with Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and discussed bilateral relations and means of boosting cooperation between the two countries.
Al-Jaafari said, "Iraq's thanks and appreciation for the positions of Iran and its assistance in various fields, especially in the field of war against terrorist gangs," calling for "the need to make more efforts to support the work of the High Joint Committee between Baghdad and Tehran, To agreements that contribute to the development of cooperation. "
For his part, the Iranian official "congratulations on the victories achieved in the war against terrorists urged and liberated the city of Mosul," reiterated his country's "


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