Ahmadinejad: No limit for Tehran-Baghdad cooperation expansion

Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Friday that Tehran considers no limit for expansion of cooperation with Baghdad.

Addressing Iranian and Iraqi senior officials? consultation meeting,
which started immediately after official welcoming of Iraqi President
Jalal Talabani, President Ahmadinejad said, ?Today, Iraqi nation takes
important steps one after another for guaranteeing security and
progress.?

He said expansion of cooperation among regional states in different
sectors, economic domain in particular, is of prime importance
regarding ongoing global conditions.

?Quadrilateral cooperation among Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria is of
extreme significance and basic pillar of sustainable security and
promotion of fraternity,? added Ahmadinejad.

The Iranian and Iraqi presidents in the meeting underlined all-out
expansion of mutual cooperation and relations, saying there are proper
grounds available for cooperation in the fields of politics, culture,
military, security, higher education, energy, commerce, housing and
transportation.

Talabani said political, security, military and cultural relations and
cooperation between Iran and Iraq should be upgraded to the highest
possible level.

?There is no impediment on the way of expansion of bilateral ties,?
said Talabani, adding that there are facilities and potential for
maximum expansion of Tehran-Baghdad relations in line with interests
of their nations.

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