January 15, 2019 19:14

Iran a Reliable Partner for Iraqi Kurdistan

Iran’s consul general in Erbil says Zarif’s visit to Iraqi Kurdistan at the head of a delegation indicates the special importance of the region for Iran, especially “since $3 billion worth of Iraq’s imports from Iran enter through border crossings in the

Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif spotlighted Iran’s reliability as a business partner during his visit to Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday.
“We assert that we are a very reliable partner for all, especially for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq,” he said at a meeting of business leaders.
Zarif is on a tour of Iraq to bolster economic and political cooperation between the two countries.
On the third day of his visit, he arrived in Erbil and was received by Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

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