Why Iraqi Kurdistan's Barzani's Trip to Iran Important?

The visit of the head of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani to Tehran, as an important diplomatic event, has been widely reflected in the Iraqi Kurdish and Arabic media.

The reports and news suggest that it is the Islamic Republic of Iran that continuously has comprehensive relations with all three ethnic and religious elements of Iraq, i.e. Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis, and is always ready to cooperate and develop relations.

Nechirvan Barzani, the current president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the son of the late Idris Barzani and the nephew of Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq, like many Kurdish politicians, has lived in Iran for a long time.

Having a good command of the Persian language, he enjoys a significant knowledge of the Iranian culture and the political approaches of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Barzani has repeatedly emphasized the positive effect of consultation between the authorities of the Islamic Republic during the past few years and in situations where problems and disputes have arisen between the Kurdistan Region and the central government of Baghdad.

Barzani has shown that he pays special attention to the regional role of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Many leaders of Iraqi Kurdish parties, such as the late Jalal Talabani, the former president of Iraq, the late Ibrahim Ahmad, one of the founders of the Patriotic Union, Masoud Barzani, Noshirvan Mustafa, Kosret Rasool, Nichervan Barzani and other leaders and officials of the Kurdistan Region have old and historical relations with the Islamic Revolution of Iran. During the Imposed War, they have had bilateral cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country in the region and the world that has always stood by the Iraqi Kurds in difficult situations, and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Kurds have lived in favorable conditions in the cities and villages of Iran during the period of displacement and difficult conditions.

After the fall of Saddam's Baathist regime and the formation of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; In addition to political support, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been supporter of the Kurds of Iraq in the fields of science and education, health and medical services, the issuance of technical engineering services, and a lot of assistance in the field of energy.

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq, as a part of the country of Iraq, currently has 4 provinces, including the provinces of Dohuk and Erbil on the border of Turkey and Sulaymaniyah and Halabja on the border of Iran.

In the past years, in many areas, the Iraqi Kurdistan region has provided its main needs from Iran and a significant part of food, raw materials, construction materials and other important necessities of various sectors have been provided from Iran at a small cost.

The land routes for transporting goods from Iran to Iraq are in good condition inside Iran and in the western provinces, but there are many technical problems in the part located in Iraq.

The provinces of Ilam, Kermanshah, Kordestan and West Azarbaijan, as neighboring provinces of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, have easily accessible and special university facilities for the education of Iraqi Kurdish students.

Another important area is the health and medical treatment and services sector. The fact is that the costs of treatment, accommodation and travel in Iran for patients in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are not even half of the costs in Turkey and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, and they can receive medical and treatment services with high quality and low cost.

The possibility of Iraqi Kurdistan businessmen investing in Iran is another important area that can be of interest to the parties and provide mutual benefits for entrepreneurs and capital owners on both sides of the border.