Iranians to Be Allowed to Fly to Holy Sites in Iraq
From Times Wire Services
TEHRAN —
Iraq said it would allow Shiite Muslim pilgrims from Iran to fly to visit holy shrines in Iraq.
Iraq’s visiting Foreign Minister Naji Sabri was quoted by the state news agency as saying the air route between the two countries “will be opened soon.”
Pilgrims now travel by land. In July 1998, Iraq agreed to allow 12,000 Iranians a month to visit its holy cities of Karbala and Najaf.
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