BAGHDAD (Dispatches) – Iranian and Iraqi officials on Sunday signed a document here to boost scientific cooperation between the two countries. 
It was signed on the first day of Iran-Iraq Science Week, with Iran’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Hussein Simaei Saraf and Iraq’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Naeem al-Aboudi in attendance.
Simaei Saraf arrived in Iraq on Wednesday evening to attend the second Iran-Iraq Science Week event. He was welcomed by Muhammad Kazem al-Sadegh, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Baghdad.
Speaking at the opening of the ceremony held in Iraqi city of Karbala, the Iranian minister described the Iran-Iraq Science Week as an excellent opportunity for planning and a significant step towards deepening the long-term scientific cooperation between the two countries.
“The shared religion, language, and civilizational heritage form the strong foundation for strengthening bilateral relations,” he noted.
He said the occasion provided a valuable opportunity to reflect on the shared history, rich scientific heritage, and limitless potential for collaboration between the two great nations of Iran and Iraq.