In his first foreign trip, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will depart for Baghdad on the morning of Wednesday, September 11, leading a high-ranking delegation that includes over 10 ministers and heads of national organizations.
During this four-day visit, in addition to scheduled meetings, at least 15 cooperation documents are expected to be signed, enhancing the relations between the two countries.
Besides Baghdad, President Pezeshkian is anticipated to visit a number of other cities in Iraq, including Karbala, Najaf, Basra, and the Kurdistan region.
The commencement of the Iranian president’s foreign trips with a visit to neighboring Iraq underscores that the doctrine of neighborhood will remain a priority in Iran’s foreign policy under the new government.
Iran and Iraq share close interactions in various fields, including commerce, energy, politics, security, culture, and religion.
Ebrahim Raisi, the late president of Iran, was scheduled to visit Iraq on May 28 this year to sign the memorandums of understanding. However, this trip was canceled due to his helicopter crash on May 19.
Subsequently, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani traveled to Tehran twice to attend the commemoration ceremony for the late president and the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president.
