Shihristani, Iranian VP discuss upgrading mutual cooperation

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Deputy Premier, Hussien al-Shihristani, and the Iranian Vice-President, Muhamadi Zada, discussed upgrading cooperation between the two countries.”

A statement by Shihristani’s office received by IraqiNews.com “Shihristani received Zada at his office in Baghdad on Wednesday,” noting that “They reviewed the developing cooperation in the fields of protecting the environment, confronting the desertification and making best use of the water resources.”

“Shihristani stressed the suffering of the people in Basra province due to the shortage of potable water and confirmed the necessity of launching the enough water into the rivers close to the borders between the two countries,” the statement added.

“He also called the regional countries to meet in Baghdad to present recommendations to confront the desertification,” the statement continued.

“Zada expressed Iran’s readiness to cooperate with the Iraqi institutions to confront the desertification and the salty water in Basra,” the statement concluded.