Tehran, Jan 3, IRNA -- The upcoming Iraqi elections will be held in six Iranian provinces on January 28-30, it was announced here on Monday. Director General of the Interior Ministry`s Alien and Foreign Immigrants Affairs Bureau Ahmad Hosseini told IRNA that voting centerswill be set up in six Iranian provinces to allow Iraqis residing in the Islamic Republic to participate in the elections.
On the basis of an agreement reached between Iran, Iraq and the UN, the Iraqi elections will be held in the Iranian provinces of Tehran, Qom, West Azarbaijan, Kermanshah, Khuzestan and Khorassan, he added.
An independent commission in charge of holding the Iraqi electionshas announced that the elections will be held in 14 world countries, including Iran, simultaneously, Hosseini added. Over 200,000 Iraqi nationals are living in Iran, he said, adding that some 12,000 Iraqis have repatriated to their home country so far.
Hosseini further announced that those people holding the Iranian identification card but have been born in Iraq can take part in the elections.
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