Bangladesh, Oct. 17 -- Bangladesh and Iraq on Saturday signed two memorandum of understanding (MoUs) providing for visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders and establishing a mechanism for regular political consultations.Buy Maps

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Hussein signed the instruments in Baghdad on the sidelines of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, a foreign ministry press release said.

One MoU provides for mutual exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official passports, while the other establishes a mechanism for regular political consultations between the two countries.

At the s...