Official: Iran-Iraq Ties Do Not Favor Rivals
BAGHDAD (Dispatches) -The deputy ambassador of Iran in Baghdad Seyyed Moosa Alizadeh Tabatabaei said on Tuesday that the comprehensive development of Iran's 10 billion-dollar trade relations with Iraq has angered rivals and some are doing everything to mar this relationship.
Referring to recent waves of pilgrims and Iraqi passengers traveling to Iran after the collapse of Saddam Hussein, Tabatabaei said, "Relations between the two countries in all areas including tourism are growing and Iraq has risen to the top of the list of tourists visiting Iran from 2009 to 2013.”
Tabatabaei pointed to the visits of Iraqis to Iran for the purposes of pilgrimage, tourism, health, and trade, and added that this has paved the way for good communication between the two countries, especially between Iranian and Iraqi nations.
Referring to recent waves of pilgrims and Iraqi passengers traveling to Iran after the collapse of Saddam Hussein, Tabatabaei said, "Relations between the two countries in all areas including tourism are growing and Iraq has risen to the top of the list of tourists visiting Iran from 2009 to 2013.”
Tabatabaei pointed to the visits of Iraqis to Iran for the purposes of pilgrimage, tourism, health, and trade, and added that this has paved the way for good communication between the two countries, especially between Iranian and Iraqi nations.