Ambassador hails Iranˈs cooperation with Iraq in elections

Tehran, April 27, IRNA – Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Mohammad Majid Al-Sheikh appreciated Iranˈs cooperation with Iraq in holding parliamentarian elections inside the country. He made the remarks here on Sunday while visiting a balloting station in southern Tehran set for Iraqi nationals living there. He said that holding the elections is a sign of freedom and democracy ruling in Iraq. Based on official reports, about 30 to 40 thousand Iraqi nationals living in Iran are eligible to vote in the parliamentary elections. Iraqis who are visiting Iran at the time of the elections can vote in the polls as well. The Iraqi ambassador cast his vote during the visit. Al-Sheikh further said that the high turnout of the Iraqi people in the elections means Iraqi nation is willing to determine its own destiny and play a role in its political future. Iraq’s parliamentary election is being held in Iran on April 27-28 in provinces of Khuzestan, Tehran, Isfahan, Ilam, Kermanshah, Kurdestan, West Azarbaijan, Yazad, Qom and Khorassan Razavi. The election will start in Iraq on April 30. ثدی