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To: TigerPaw who wrote (18185)	7/17/2005 1:37:54 PM
From: tsigprofit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Yeah, I don't think the US is real thrilled about this - but not much they can do. >> Iraq Premier Visits Iran to Build Ties

To: TigerPaw who wrote (18185)	7/18/2005 8:33:16 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Iraq Premier Visits Iran to Build Ties They are doing a lot more than just visiting... See FADG 166194-166196 Iran, Iraq Look to Military Cooperation - sfgate.com [Does that make Iran a new member of the Coalition of the Willing?] Then there's Syria-Iraq... FADG 166217 jttmab

To: TigerPaw who wrote (18185)	7/18/2005 9:01:31 AM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 20773

IRAN, IRAQ SIGN TWO MEMOS ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION [July 18, 2005, 17:23:32] Formerly being at odds Iran and Iraq signed on July 17 two memoranda of understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade and transportation, the official IRNA news agency reported. One MoU, inked by visiting Iraqi Minister of Trade Abdul Basit Karim and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Shariatmadari, was aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in various trade and commercial fields, said the report. Based on the MoU, the two countries expressed readiness to sign free trade agreements, facilitate issuance of trade visa, hold exclusive exhibitions, facilitate rendering of technical and engineering services and make joint investment in infrastructure constructions, the report added. The development of border markets, the establishment of Iran's trade bureau in Baghdad and the cooperation of the Iraqi side in this regard were also among issues agreed upon by the two sides. Additionally, the MoU also stressed Iran's readiness to export automobile, cement, steel and petrochemical products to Iraq. Meanwhile, Iranian Minister of Transportation Mohammad Rahmati and his Iraqi counterpart Salam al-Maliki signed another MoU on expansion of rail, road, air and sea transportation between the two neighbors. azertag.com