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Somare re-opening of the border crossing with Iran after more than thirty years on the closing
05/04/2015 19:23
Long-Presse / Diyala
Head of the Diyala provincial council Muthana al-Tamimi, opened on Sunday, Somare border crossing between Iraq and Iran after 35 years on the closing, and among the crossing will provide 1500 jobs for the people of the province of Diyala cost amounted to 12 billion dinars, administration confirmed Kermanshah province that the opening of the crossing is a boom the quality of the trade exchange between the two sides, while the predicted Iranian ambassador to Iraq, increasing the volume of trade exchange between the two sides largely through this crossing.
The head of the Diyala provincial council, Muthana al-Tamimi said in a press conference held today at the crossing and attended (range Press) "has been re-opening of the border Mabrsommar between Iraq and Iran closing since 1980 in the presence of a number of Iraqi and Iranian figures, including Iran's ambassador to Iraq, Mahmoud Danaii fled and the Governor of Kermanshah ".
Tamimi said, "We started the first commercial exchange today process between the two sides after the opening," pointing out that "the crossing will provide more than 1,500 jobs for the people of the province, especially in terms of Mandali and will face business and the commercial exchange is the closest to the capital Baghdad."
Tamimi said that "the cost of rehabilitation of the crossing reached 12 billion Iraqi dinars from the budget to maintain the development of the regions."
For his part, Governor of Kermanshah, Iran Mr. Rezai said that "the opening of the crossing is a quantum leap in the process of trade and revive the Iraqi economies and Iran, and will exchange process faster to close the distance between the two countries through this crossing," noting that "we are determined to joint cooperation between the two countries."
Rezai said that "the crossing will see an influx of commercial convoys carrying food and construction materials from Iran towards Iraq and vice versa."
For his part, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq Hassan Dnaii fled "This crossing will be a model for the cooperation of the daily business of the proximity of the crossing distance from the capital, Baghdad, and the province of Kermanshah and spend Kellan West in Iran," expected "the increase in the volume of exchanges significantly at other border points in the province."
Recalls that Somare is the second crossing a border port between Iraq and Iran in the Diyala province, will be introduced in addition to the Munthareya in Khanaqin.
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