Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq and Iran inked four agreements on Thursday focusing on transportation, rail connection, and municipal support, as well as government administration and human resource training.

The agreements were signed during meetings in Tehran between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with an emphasis on improving regional networks and collaborative work across borders, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Representatives from the transportation ministries of both countries signed a bilateral agreement designed to establish a structure for the international road transit of goods.

To improve rail network connectivity, the two sides signed an agreement to extend a railway connecting the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to the Iranian city of Kermanshah. This railway will traverse the border city of Khosravi in Iran and Iraq’s Khanaqin.

Additionally, Tehran and Baghdad became sister cities after signing municipal twinning agreements and cooperative public administration training efforts.

The two countries also inked an agreement on administrative training, education, and human resource development.

The geopolitical achievement takes place as Iraq promotes an expansive economic strategy. Al-Zaidi’s visit to Tehran comes after a notable trip to the United States, where Iraq inked 48 business agreements worth over $60 billion with US corporations.

Through these diplomatic moves, Baghdad apparently aims to establish itself as a regional gateway.