Iran, Iraq discuss security cooperation

IRAN: In a Thursday meeting with the visiting Deputy Chairman of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Salehi said the security issue is a common concern, and that the border security is among the top priorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The top Iranian official also invited President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani to pay a visit to the Islamic Republic.

Barzani, for his part, described Iran as a true friend of Iraq, stressing that the Islamic Republic has been on Iraq's side in difficult times. He also called for further expansion of ties between Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and Iran. Press TV