TEHRAN - The 6th meeting of the Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Committee kicked off in Tehran on Sunday, IRNA reported.

The two-day event was co-chaired by Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi and Iraqi Minister of Commerce  Atheer Daoud Al-Ghurairi.

On the first day of the meeting, specialized committees including commercial, industrial, agricultural, standardization and Quality Control, energy, finance, banking, investment and Insurance, shipping, transport, and Customs, scientific, educational, tourism, health, as well as sports consulate held meetings to discuss areas for cooperation.

On Sunday, Ali Fekri, the head of the Organization for Investment Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran, said Iran and Iraq are going to sign 23 documents at their joint economic commission to broaden bilateral ties in the fields of energy, transport, trade, export of technical and engineering services, investment, finance, and banking.

Speaking on the first day of the event, Fekri said negotiations are underway for finalizing the documents.

The minutes of the negotiations will be inked at the open session of the joint economic commission between Iran’s minister of economy and the Iraqi minister of trade.

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