TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Rajeh Saber Abboud al-Mousavi said a delegation of more than 100 Iranian businessmen will soon travel to his country.





�In the near future, a huge Iranian trade delegation will visit Iraq,� Mousavi told reporters on Friday night in the Iranian southwestern city of Abadan.

Since both countries are willing to enhance their trade cooperation, the 100-strong delegation�s visit will lead to positive results, he added.

�While eight years ago the value of trade exchanges between Iran and Iraq was $2 billion per year, it has now risen to $14 billion a year,� the Iraqi envoy noted.

�Honestly speaking, there used to be problems in the relations between Iraq and Iraq, but now we have put them behind us,� he added.

The remarks came a couple of weeks after Iran�s Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh visited Iraq to boost trade ties between Tehran and Baghdad.

In his meetings with high-ranking Iraqi officials, including the Arab country�s ministers of trade and industry, Nematzadeh discussed ways to strengthen relations between the two neighbors.

Back in September 2015, Iran�s Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia said Tehran and Baghdad plan to increase their trade exchanges to $20 billion in the near future.

By Tasnim News Agency