TEHRAN (Tasnim) Visiting governor of Iraqs Wasit province said on Monday in Ilam, in western Iran, that efforts are being made to lift visa requirements for the residents and businessmen of the two provinces.Mahmoud Abdul Ridhamade the comments in a meeting with Ilam's governor general and provincial businessmen, expressing hope that the meeting would mark the beginning of closer cooperation between the neighboring provinces of Iran and Iraq.
He said that the efforts aimed at lifting the visa requirement is meant to facilitate the visits of Ilalm and Wasit provices residents for trips that do not take no more than 90 minutes.
Ilam provinceforms 425 kilometers of the 1,458- kilometer Iran-Iraq common border.
By Tasnim News Agency
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