The dignitary’s agenda will include meetings with political forces and parties such as the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

Prior to his arrival, Pezeshkian highlighted the coordination between Iran and local organizations and governments of Kurdistan to resolve the problem of Iranian separatist groups present in the border area.

According to the pan-Arab channel Al-Mayadeen, Iraq closed 77 headquarters of these separatist groups in coordination with the security and political forces of Kurdistan within the scope of a security agreement signed with Iran.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reaffirmed Iraq’s decision to maintain its constitutional stance of ensuring that its territory is not used as a threat to neighboring countries, including Iran, with which it shares more than 1,200 kilometers of border.

The two nations overcame previous crises, such as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps attack on Israeli Mossad targets in Erbil in January this year.

On this first day visit, Pezeshkian and Al-Sudani presided over the signing of 14 memoranda of understanding as an expression of the will to strengthen relations between neighboring countries.

During a joint press conference, the parties highlighted the importance of work between the two nations to address economic and security challenges in the region.

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