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  • 11-07-20

    Iran, Iraq exchange to be continued after borders reopen

    (MENAFN) Farzad Piltan, the director-general of TPO's Office of Arabian and African Countries, stated "The Iraqi government has agreed to reopen the Shalamcheh and Mandali borders after the joint trade borders with the Kurdistan Region were reopened earlier".

    Piltan said, succeeding the outburst of the new COVID-19, all trade borders between Iran and Iraq were shut, however with the partial curb of the pandemic's first wave; trade borders between the two countries were progressively reopened.

    Trade from the mentioned border crossings is going to be happening in agreement with international health and safety protocols, according to the official.

    Stating that decreasing trade with Iraq would hurt both sides, Pilten added: "Diplomatic efforts and negotiations with Iraqi officials led the Iraqi government to agree to the limited reopening of borders in Shalamcheh, and Somar, and the process of exporting from these borders will begin soon."

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