Following Iranian officials' talks with officials of Kurdistan Region and Iraq's central government it was decided that Sheikh Saleh border market in Kermanshah province restart its trade activities.
He said that this morning several trucks carrying goods drove into Iraq from this border crossing after several months of closure.
Sheikh Saleh and Shoshemi border points in Paveh city were closed in last February unilaterally by Iraq's central government due to parliamentary elections in Iraq.
The governor general said 'We are trying to re-open border points of Shoshemi in Paveh and Tilekoh in Sar-e-Pole Zahab city.'
Bazvand said 1000 trucks carry goods from Parviz Khan border point into Iraq daily as well as 350 trucks from Khosravi and 450 trucks from Somar border points.
Thalath Babajani city with a population of 38,000 is located 136 kilometers west of Kermanshah city, capital of Kermanshah province.
Kermanshah province has 371 kilometers common border with two sections of Kurd and Arab-inhabited regions in Iraq, six official border crossings and active border markets, handling around half of the total non-oil goods exported to Iraq annually.
More than 2 billion dollars worth of goods are exported to Iraq from Kermanshah province annually.
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Kermanshah, May 24, IRNA – Governor General of Kermanshah Province Houshang Bazvand announced on Thursday that Sheikh Saleh border crossing in Thalath Babajani city resumed its trade activities with Iraq from today.
