Iranian Foreign Minister Thanks Iraq For Hosting The Arbaeen Pilgrims

Baghdad / NINA / - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian praised the Iraqi government and people for hosting the pilgrims in the Arbaeen visit ceremony. "This year's Arbaeen ceremony once again demonstrated that the Iranian and Iraqi peoples have an inseparable bond," Abdullahian said in a tweet on Twitter. He added, "We extend our sincere thanks to all the sons of Iraq, its government and armed forces for their hospitality to Iranian and non-Iranian pilgrims." Yesterday, a ceremony for the Arbaeen visit of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, took place in Holy Karbala, with the highest participation since 2003, when the number of pilgrims exceeded 21 million, according to a statistic conducted by al-Abbas's (p) shrine./ End