Iran, Iraq Determined to Bolster Economic Relations

Iran's exports to neighboring Iraq will reach $12 billion by the end of the current Iranian year on March 20, 2019, the president of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce said.
"Iran's exports to Iraq stood at $6.6 billion during the first six months of the current year (March 21-Sept. 22) and will reach $12 billion by the [fiscal] yearend," Yahya Al-e Es'haq told IBENA.
He referred to political will as a reason behind this, referring to Iraqi President Barham Salih's visit to Tehran earlier this week.
The Iraqi president held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during the visit, in which Rouhani said he wants to raise trade between the two countries from the current $12 billion to $20 billion in the coming year.