Water ,Oil and Security Based Relations Between Turkey and Iraq

HPA-"President Erdogan will visit Iraq to hold the 4th High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting toward the end of this year," Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a joint news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Mohamed Ali al-Hakim in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Cavusoglu said the two top diplomats discussed bilateral relations in all its dimensions and exchanged views on regional issues.He underlined that the two countries should work together on water management to prevent water crisis in the region. Turkey will send a special representative to Iraq to share Turkey's experiences on water management.

20 days ago,Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed a new special envoy to Iraq to resolve the water sharing issues between the two countries. Deputy Foreign Minister Nizar al-Khairallah had  said the Iraqi government is looking forward for the Turkish envoy’s visit to Baghdad to negotiate the water issue. Khairallah also had pointed out that the water issue is part of Iraq’s national security and a strategic subject that serves the interests of the country.

Kaynak: AA