Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian came up with the idea of Islamic nations without borders, a concept similar to what resulted in the creation of the European Union, Report informs via Tasnim News Agency.
During a visit to Baghdad, his first official foreign trip after taking office, the Iranian president held a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart on Wednesday.
Highlighting the history of friendly relations between Iran and Iraq, Pezeshkian called for the establishment of a joint union of Islamic countries.
He also introduced the concept of abolishing border restrictions between Islamic countries, like in the European Union.
Closer unity among the Muslim countries will neutralize the foreign sanctions, Pezeshkian added.
Stressing the need to pay more attention to regional cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad, the Iranian president urged the formation of specialized committees between the two neighbors to focus on the expansion of political, economic, cultural, and social relations.
He also expressed hope that the financial and economic cooperation agreements between Iran and Iraq would contribute to regional security and stability.
For his part, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid welcomed more agreements and cooperation documents with Iran.
He finally stressed the need to ditch the US dollar in the trade exchanges between the two Muslim neighbors.