Iran Press/ Iran News: Ahmad Vahidi, in a press conference with Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, pointed out, "Special vehicles will be provided inside Iraq for pilgrims and the Iraqi side is also ready to do this in the best possible way."
"In this meeting, various topics of bilateral interest were discussed. Today, views were exchanged on security issues, the fight against drugs, arms trafficking, and organized crime," Vahidi added.
"We had very good agreements. These agreements are in line with the welfare of pilgrims on pilgrimage routes in Iraq," he stated.
For his part, Al-Shammari said that he had discussed several major files with Iranian Interior Minister Ahmed Vahidi while indicating that the Iranian side had handed over full information on drug smuggling networks.
He went on to say, "At the gracious invitation of the Iranian Minister of Interior, we came today at the head of a large delegation to visit the Iranian Ministry of Interior, as this visit is important to discuss issues Many," noting that "the negatives and mistakes that accompanied the Arbaeen march during the past year were discussed, and how to overcome them in coordination and joint work to facilitate the entry of Iranian pilgrims and facilitate their return in safety and peace according to foundations and organization to be agreed upon between the two parties."
He added, "The other issue that was discussed is controlling international borders that pass through watery and mountainous areas, where we need cooperation, coordination and joint work to control these borders through arbitration, monitoring and intelligence exchange," referring to "discussing the issue of drug smuggling across the common borders we have handed over to the Iranian side complete information regarding the smuggling networks, which we seek to reduce by controlling the borders."
He stated, "We discussed other matters, including cooperation in training, exchange of information and expertise, and exchange of intelligence information regarding drug smuggling networks that are active near the border on both sides."
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