TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, went to Baghdad on Tuesday night to hold meetings on Wednesday with senior Iraqi authorities on a number of bilateral and local issues.Heading a diplomatic delegation, he visited Baghdad at the demand of his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein.During a joint press conference with Hussein, Amir Abdollahian thanked Iraq for trying to advance dialogue and cooperation in between Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as Iran and Egypt.

Throughout his trip, Abdollahian held talks with Foreign Minister Hussein, President Abdul Latif Rashid, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, and the chairman of Iraqi National Security Council.The Iranian foreign minister and his entourage went to a memorial monument set up in honor of Lt.

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Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the IRGC outside Baghdad airport on Tuesday night upon his arrival in Iraq.Abdollahian addresses border security and Iraqs debts to IranAmir Abdollahian called for improvement of ties between Iran and Iraq at the conference with President Rashid, a local of Iraqi Kurdistan.Other issues were likewise addressed, such as border security and Iraqs debt to Iran.The Iraqi president characterized the ties between his nation and Iran as substantial and deep.Rashid likewise reaffirmed his countrys dedication to forging ties with the Iranian side.During the meeting with Prime Minister al-Sudani, Amir Abdollahian highlighted the need for Iraq to pay its debts to Iran, keep control over the shared border, and refrain from justification and threatening measures against its eastern neighbor.

He also prompted the completion of the document on Iran-Iraq comprehensive cooperation.Sudani, for his part, praised Irans constant assistance for Iraq and mentioned that his nation was prepared to promote previous agreements.Also, he assured that in spite of regional modifications, Iraq will keep working to preserve peace in the area and deepen dialogue.Iraq vows to deepen ties with IranIraqs foreign minister specified that his country is eager to increase commerce with Iran due to recent discussions he had with Washington over Baghdads exemption from American sanctions versus Tehran.During their meeting on Wednesday in Baghdad, Hussein and Amir Abdollahian talked about a wide variety of topics, consisting of the two countries political and economic cooperation as well as the legal actions being taken to investigate the American assassination of General Soleimani and his Iraqi pal, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Hussein stated that the Baghdad federal government is unfaltering in its desire to alleviate economic and monetary relations with Tehran, describing his current talks with Washington on how to eliminate Iraq from U.S.

sanctions that are stifling commerce with Iran.He highlighted once again that Iraq will never ever let anyone to exploit its area to threaten its next-door neighbors in accordance with its Constitution.The senior Iranian diplomat, for his part, highlighted the strong capacity for economic cooperation and revealed optimism for elimination of barriers to the payment of Iraqs debts to Iran.Amir Abdollahian revealed his confidence that the agreement on security cooperation between the 2 nations would quickly be completed by mentioning the tactical commonalities between Iran and Iraq.Amir Abdollahian likewise held different meetings with others Iraqi authorities.