Iran-Iraq border provinces governors to meet in Sanandaj

Sanandaj, Sept 4, IRNA – Deputy Governor General of Kurdistan Province in Planning and Development Affairs said the second meeting between Iran-Iraq border provinces governor generals will be held here next month.

Arsalan Azhari said here on Saturday evening that governor generals of Iranian provinces of Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan and Kermanshah and Iraqi provinces of Dahowk, Suleymanieh and Erbil will attend the meeting.

The aim of the meeting is to remove obstacles and problems in the way of execution of signed memoranda of understanding between Kurdistan and Suleymanieh provinces, Azhari said adding that in some parts, including agriculture, health and treatment good progress has been achieved.

In the field of higher education, foreign students can be accepted in Kurdistan University from next month, he continued.

One of the issues in the signed MoU was providing gas and electricity for Suleymanieh province in Iraq and in this concern Kurdistan province is ready, but the Iraqi side is supposed to declare its demand for the two items which has not been declared yet.

Azhari concluded that in the technical and vocational sectors, Iran's Kurdistan is ready to admit applicants from Suleymanieh province./end