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Iraq and Iran Agree to End Outstanding Files ...

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01/11/2011

Baghdad and Tehran agree to end the outstanding files

Al-Maliki stresses the need to activate dialogue among States of the region


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Paid a visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi to Baghdad on strengthening cooperation between the two sides reached agreements on border demarcation and water, energy and trade.

With President Jalal Talabani stressed importance of joint action between the two countries, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki confirmed the importance of dialogue and understanding among States of the region stressed Maliki arrival in Baghdad on Monday declared the need to activate dialogue and understanding among States of the region, including links and subscribers, which makes every State affected by the other State., Salehi was ready to cooperate in resolving all the outstanding problems between the two countries, including the theme of water, where the two sides agreed to form a Joint Committee of specialists to access To develop a bilateral Convention specific mechanisms to address this issue.

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He was the Iranian delegation for additional preparations with Iraq in the field of electricity, and revitalization of commercial cooperation between the two countries was President of the Republic met Salehi Monday night, where Talabani stressed importance of joint action for the development of bilateral relations and expand the prospects for future cooperation in political, economic, trade and other areas of constructive cooperation, especially in these delicate circumstances in the region.

The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in Baghdad late Thursday to head an official delegation.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq and Iran continue to discuss the land border, through the competent committees, and 90 percent of demarcation was completed.

Zebari said at a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi: it "discussed the issue of water and rivers, we received an explicit commitment from Iran that Iranian Technical Committee is ready to discuss the matter and ensure the rights of Iraq's water through technical discussions between the two sides".

And on camp Ashraf, home to members of the Mujahedeen, Zebari said the Iraqi Government ordered the closure of camp Ashraf, this topic will be the end of this year, was to address the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the European Union to confirm the Government's intention to implement this command.


Meanwhile, Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran's Foreign Minister, expressed his country's readiness to make every effort to resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries even though they for common boundary and water Commission.

Salehi also said his country was ready to help Iraq fully after the US withdrawal.

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