Iran Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi Iraqi Minister of trade Alaa Ahmad Hassan Obaid

The Iranian ambassador to Iraq and the Iraqi Minister of Trade stressed the need to target a $20 billion trade volume between the two countries.

Iran Press/Middle East: Iran's Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi on Wednesday in a meeting with Iraqi Minister of trade Alaa Ahmad Hassan Obaid said:" Iran's foreign exchange resources should be used by Iraqi banks, and Iran's electricity and gas exports to Iraq should be used optimally to expand bilateral cooperation. "

Facilitating the transit of goods from Iran to Iraq and other countries in the region, pursuing previous agreements, investing in common borders, the need to facilitate trade, and holding trade fairs were other issues that the two officials discussed.

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