Iran, Iraq to construct joint industrial park

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 6/ Trend, N. Umid/ Iran and Iraq will construct a joint industrial park near the Qasr-e Shirin border checkpoint in current solar year, which started on March 21, a representative of the Industrial Estates Corporation of the Kermanshah province said, Donya-e-eqtesad daily reported. There are 917 approved projects on construction of industrial parks in Iran, with 703 of them ready for commissioning, he said. The trade turnover between Iran and Iraq surpassed $6.35 billion in the last solar year, which ended on March 20, Iranian media reported. Iraq was Iran's third largest trade partner in the mentioned period, the reports said. Iran's border with Iraq runs 1458 km in length. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az