Iraqi Minister: Necessary facilities ready for Arba'in pilgrims

In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Vaezi, al-Rashed said that Arba'in pilgrims have no problem with communication.
He said connection line between Iran and Iraq has been established and Iraqi operators are ready to apply agreed decreased tariff with Iran Communication Ministry.
According to the agreement, tariff for conversation between Iran and Iraq from November 7, 2016, will decrease 50 percent for a period of one month.
Al-Rashed said all Iraqi ministries by support of the Prime Minister al-Abadi have prepared necessary facilities to host Iranian pilgrims.
He also announced availibility of internet for pilgrims' communication and said the time to establish connection among pilgrims has decreased to one minute from former 15 minutes.
Ministers of Communication of Iran and Iraq have met several times with an aim to consider communication situation of Arba'in pilgrims.
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