TEHRAN – Iraqi President Barham Salih arrives in Iran on Saturday for a two-day visit.

A number of cooperation documents are scheduled to be signed during the trip.

Salih plans to meet with President Hassan Rouhani and a number of other Iranian officials to discuss the expansion of relations and other issues of mutual interest.

Salih, former prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government, was elected president by the Iraqi parliament in October.

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