Iran Press/Middle East: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and the head of the Department of Foreign Relations Falah Mustafa in Erbil.
Zarif is scheduled to discuss ways to increase bilateral relations between the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and Tehran in different fields.
Iranian minister is slated to meet with Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) President Masoud Barzani, Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) head Masrour Barzani and then travel to Sulaymaniyah.
Also, a joint economic forum will be held today with high-ranking officials of the two sides in attendance.
Zarif also met with with Iraqi President Barham Salih on Monday reiterated Iran’s willingness to enhance mutual cooperation with Iraq, saying that the country will remain a supporter of the Iraqi nation and government in all phases, including reconstruction.
"Trade relations between the Kurdistan Region and Iran are excellent," Zarif said.
Bijan Zangeneh, Tehran's oil minister, is also a part of the large delegation.
Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the relations between the two countries, the parliamentary ties in particular.
An economic forum will be held at the latter where a wide-ranging list of issues will be discussed.
Zarif said the fact that seven million Iranians and Iraqis visit each other’s country each year is an outstanding sign of the proximity of the two great nations.
Zarif is on the third day of his Iraq trip after spending the first two days in the Iraqi capital.
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