Iranian president to embark on first foreign visit to Iraq
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will leave Tehran for the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Wednesday, marking his first foreign trip since taking office in late July, local media reported.
During the visit, Mr Pezeshkian is expected to hold meetings with high-ranking Iraqi officials and sign several cooperation agreements and security memoranda.
Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad-Kazem Al-e Sadeq, said the trip was at the invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani.
Mohammad-Mehdi Shahriari, a member of Iran’s parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said the visit aimed to strengthen relations with Iraq and address issues such as border demarcation, the report said.
Mr Pezeshkian was sworn in as Iran’s ninth president on July 30, replacing Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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