Progress in the Iraqi-Iranian talks
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 12/25/2001

Talks started on December 21 at the Iraqi foreign ministry headquarters were resumed on December 23 between the Iraqi and Iranian delegations concerning the Iraqi and Iranian displaced and refugees in implementation of the idea of the joint minutes of meetings signed in Tehran on October 23rd.

It was agreed that each of the two countries will distribute voluntary " return back lists" in coordination with the offices of the UNHCR in Baghdad and Tehran.

Meantime, an official at the Iraqi foreign ministry said the current meetings aim at providing all means to provide this operation a success, facilitate the return back of all displaced and refugees who desire to doing so, especially as relations between the two countries had witnessed joint activities for senior technicians concerned with the humanitarian aspect.

News reports close to the talks said the two sides showed their satisfaction over so far achieved results, especially as the Iraqi government issued its instruction to return all suspended properties to these who are coming from Iran and this is in implementation of the general pardoning from all legal consequences for the Iraqis who had earlier left Iraq illegally.

However, the Iranian delegation arrived last Thursday in Baghdad in a visit which lasts for several days. The delegation is chaired by the official in charge of refugees affairs at the Iranian ministry of the interior. The Iranian side includes officials from both the interior and foreign ministries; while the Iraqi side to the talks is presided over by Abdul Sattar al-Qadi, the official in charge of refugees at the Iraqi ministry of the interior.

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