Iraq: Full security of common border with Iran, 1 JAN

Iraq: Full security of common border with Iran

INA - BAGHDAD

The Border Guard Command announced, on Tuesday, the full security of the common border with Iran.

"The common border areas with Iran have been fully covered and any smuggling or border violations have been prevented. The Iraqi Border Guards are ready to cooperate with the Border Guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure the protection of the border and facilitate the movement of visitors during the days of the Arbaeen commemoration of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)," said the Border Guard Commander, Lieutenant General Muhammed Abdul Wahab Sikar, during his meeting with the Border Guard Commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

This meeting, attended by the Border Guard Commanders from the provinces of Kermanshah, West Azerbaijan, Khuzestan, Kurdistan, and Ilam, aims to "enhance the level of cooperation, study border and security issues between the two countries, and protect the common border.

In turn, the commander of the Iranian Border Guards, Major General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, explained that "the border guards of Iran and Iraq work side by side to ensure the security of the people of the two countries." 

Goudarzi pointed out "the good cooperation and excellent border relations between the border guards of Iran and Iraq," noting that "Iran has 1609 kilometers of common border with Iraq, and this common and wide border is monitored and managed well thanks to the excellent relations and cooperation between the border guards of the two countries."