Iraq, Iran agree on exchanging pilgrims' visits

Iraq and Iran have reached an agreement to allow some 3,000 Iranians to visit on a weekly basis holy shrines in Iraq beginning August 15. The agreement was finalized at the conclusion of the visit held by Iranian Deputy Minister of Trade Abdul Hussein Wahaji to Iraq.

In a statement quoted by the Iranian radio today following his arrival from Baghdad to Tehran later in the day, Wahaji added that another agreement was also reached providing for exporting medicines, foodstuffs and other items from Iran to Iraq according to UN resolutions.