Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani have discussed strengthening economic and trade relations, as well as security coordination along their shared borders, in a phone call.
– Araghchi “expressed his appreciation” for the strengthened relations, particularly regarding “the development and expansion of economic and trade cooperation”, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.
– Araghchi and Talabani also “emphasised the need to strengthen security coordination and cooperation to maintain the security of the shared borders, ensure stability in the border regions and effectively counter terrorist threats, based on the security agreement between Iran and Iraq”, Tasnim said.
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