Iran-Iraq Enjoy Many Potentials To Promote Bilateral Economic Ties: Larijani

Tehran, Aug 16, IRNA – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani said Wednesday there were many potentials to promote Iran-Iraq economic ties. He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq for Economic Affairs Rosh Nori Shawis. Larijani stressed that removing some bureaucratic obstacles would help boost Tehran-Baghdad economic relations. Iran has consistently supported Iraq's significant role in major regional and international developments, the speaker said referring to the issue of Syria. He also stressed Iran's commitment to the national sovereignty of Iraq as well as the country's solidarity noting, "Presently, any form of discord or division among Iraqi ethnic groups would damage the country's security and solidarity." Meanwhile, the Iraqi official said that all political parts in Iraq have supported promotion of bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries. As for the Syria, Shawis said that Baghdad supported the halt of violence in that country and resolving the Syrian crisis through dialogue. The official stressed the present situation in Syria would have negative impacts on regional states./end