Tehran, Baghdad ink MOU to renew tourism co-op

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the issuance of tourist visas, banking services for travelers, and tourism-related investments such as hotel construction.Specifically, the
MOU emphasizes the removal of barriers to land tourism throughout the year, so that people may travel by private car all the year and not
just during the Arbaeen ritual, Zarghami said on the sidelines of the event.Pilgrimage tourism is the most important area for cooperation
between the two sides, such as the Arbaeen ritual, which is the largest human community in the world, and is expected to be inscribed as a
religious tourism between the two countries is very important.Nazim expressed hope that his visit to Iran would lead to a strengthening of
cultural, artistic, and tourism relations between the two countries.Back in February, Iran and Iraq discussed ways to facilitate travel by
procedure and further coordination, the two sides discussed obstacles and problems of temporary entry and exit of foreign passenger vehicles
leaving Iran, the evaluation of the value of temporary entry vehicles, the temporary blocking of foreign travelers with expensive and luxury
travel insiders and tour operators requested Iran waive visa requirements for Iraqi nationals who want to enter the Islamic Republic via
travelers last year
The announcement came after Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met in Tehran, discussing