Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani and Iraqi holy city of Karbala Governor announced the two cities as sisters.
Karbala governor,Nasif Jassim al-Khattabi held a meeting withTehran Mayor, Alireza Zakani in Tehran, and the both sides signed aMemorandum of understanding (MoU) for Tehran, Karbala as sister cities.
This MoU aims to develop the bilateral cooperation between the two cities of Karbala and Tehran beyond Arbaeen observance.
Recently, Municipal officials of Iranian city of Tabriz and Iraqi holy city of Karbala announced the two cities as sisters.