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Tehran, May 27 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein, calling for expanding Iran-Iraq banking relations. According to a report on Iran's Foreign Ministry's website on Friday, the two sides discussed the latest developments in the bilateral ties and highlighted the necessity of improving the gas transfer pipelines from Iran to Iraq, Xinhua news agency reported. They also talked about the implementation of a security agreement the two countries signed in March on ensuring security along the common border, as well as other regional cooperation. Amir-Abdollahian thanked Baghdad for its cooperation in…