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Iran, Iraq negotiate on fortifying of borders security

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Mar 14, 2023

Tehran, IRNA -- Commander of Iraqi Border guards announced on Tuesday, March 14, in coordination with Iranian Border Guards shared border security is increased to prevent both smuggling and illegal penetration of people.

According to the Tuesday edition of the Arabic version of Baghdad Today daily, in the communique' of the Iraqi Border Guards about the issue it is said, "In order to preserve the security of the shared borders and improve security cooperation between Iraq and Iran, the Commander of Iraq's 3rd Border Region Major Hussain Abdul Hadi Mahbuba and the commander of Iran's Khuzestan Province Border Region had a meeting."

It is said in the communique' that the meeting was in the framework of coordinating both sides' efforts aimed at boosting border security of the neighboring countries and decreasing the smuggling and penetration of people into the other side.

The Iraqi interior minister, too, had earlier said that 6,000 police forces had been stationed along Iraqi Kurdistan Region's borders with Iran, adding, "The country's borders are Iraq's red lines, and Baghdad will not ignore the security of its borders."

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