Iran, Iraq, Syria to sign MoU to control dust: DOE Head

Tehran, IRNA – Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Ali Salajegheh, said here on Wednesday that Iran, Iraq, and Syria will sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and broaden cooperation to combat dust storms. On the sideline of Iran's Cabinet session on Wednesday, Salajegheh referring to the latest consultations with Iraqi and Syrian officials to combat dust storms, said that DOE's officials have had effective meetings with these countries' officials and have discussed the ways to control dust. He added: "In Iraq, we had meetings with the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Environment, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Agriculture, and Water Resources, who all stressed the need for cooperation in this field to combat the problem. Head of the Department of Environment (DOE) in his remarks announcing the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Syria that will be implemented in the city of Deir ez-Zur, added that an MoU will be signed with the Iraqi side on July 12, 2022 to control the foreign sources of the dust storms. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish