Iran, Iraq condemn Gaza tragedy

Iran and Iraq issued a joint statement at the end of IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's two-day Iraq visit, condemned Gazans' massacre by the Zionist regime.

The two sides urged extension of any kind of help to the Palestinian people and ending siege of Gaza.

The statement calls for strengthening mutual cooperation in oil, and gas sectors and expediting implementation of mutual accords as well as operational joint oil and gas fields based on the international laws and regulations.

It also urges expansion of bilateral banking cooperation in line with mutual economic and commercial cooperation.

In the statement the Iraqi side has appreciated Iran for extension of a loan of one billion dollars for reconstruction of its infrastructures.

The two sides also voiced support for talks on encouragement of mutual investment, underlining use of all means to guarantee security on their borders as borders of peace and friendship.