SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A new border crossing between the Kurdistan Region and Iran opened on Tuesday, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said.
Located in the Tawela sub-district in northeastern Halabaja province, the Shushme International Border Crossing was inaugurated earlier today, which initially serves as a tourist route.
دەروازە سنووریی شۆشمێ، دەکەوێتە پارێزگای هەڵەبجە و جگە لە هاتووچۆی بازرگانی، لەمەودوا بۆ هاتووچۆی گەشتیاریی لەنێوان هەرێمی کوردستان و ئێران بەکاردەهێنرێت pic.twitter.com/AQL66CWODO
— KRG Dept. of Media & Information (@DMI_KRG) June 27, 2023
Recently, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani made a visit to the newly-inaugurated border crossing and highlighted its importance.
“The border crossing will have impacts on the economic revival of Halabja and Hawraman,” he said.
The Shushme border crossing between the #Kurdistan Region and #Iran was officially inaugurated today, located in the Tawela sub-district in northeastern Halabaja province, the border crossing serves as a new tourist and commercial route, boosting Halabaja's economy
📸KRG pic.twitter.com/EVeNIQ8RpN
— Esta Media Network (@Esta__English) June 27, 2023
