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Wednesday, 10 February, 2021 - 09:15
Iranian and Iraqi delegations meet at the headquarter of the Supreme Judicial Council in Baghdad (Iraqi News Agency) Baghdad - Fadhel al-Nashmi
Iraq and Iran signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on Tuesday to promote judicial and legal cooperation.
The documents were signed in Baghdad between the Chairman of the Iraq Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zidan, and Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi.
Zidan discussed with Rayeesi boosting judicial and legal cooperation between the two neighboring countries to combat corruption and money laundering.
The Supreme Judicial Council indicated in a statement that the two sides discussed issuing a joint special pardon for Iraqi and Iranian prisoners detained in both countries, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and the law.