Prime Minister Muhammad Shayaa Al-Sudani affirmed that Iraq is serious about presenting all files, with Turkey, in a spirit of cooperation and good neighborliness, in addition to the availability of promising opportunities for more economic and commercial cooperation, noting that the development path project is the best example of that, with what it represents, being one of the most important economic corridors in the region and the world, and containing great economic opportunities.
This came during Al-Sudani’s meeting today, Wednesday, with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his accompanying delegation.
A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office said, “During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, ways to consolidate mutual cooperation at various levels, and discuss strengthening economic partnership and efforts to combat terrorism between the two countries.”
Al-Sudani reviewed, during the meeting, “the Iraqis’ confrontation with terrorism, indicating that security and stability are a priority for the Iraqi government, and that it will not allow any party or organization, under any name, to tamper with security or use Iraqi lands as a starting point for attacking neighboring countries, and this is a firm principled position as stipulated.” According to the constitution, stressing the trend towards activating more cooperation within the framework of the joint security committees with Turkey and the adoption of dialogue, away from unilateral action.
Al-Sudani pointed out, “the need for coordination between Iraq and Turkey, in various regional issues, to adopt common positions that serve the interests of the two friendly peoples, appreciating the recent Turkish initiative to increase water releases to the Tigris River.”
The Prime Minister called on the Turkish side to increase the water releases of the Euphrates River as well, especially that Iraq is on the verge of a religious visit and millions of crowds from inside and outside the country, stressing the importance of consensus on this file for the common interest and the preservation of mutual rights, and it was agreed to form a permanent committee between the two countries to address the water file.
For his part, the Turkish Minister conveyed to the Prime Minister the greetings of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appreciating the efforts of the Iraqi government in combating terrorism and striving to improve the infrastructure, and expressed Turkey’s desire and willingness to support Iraq in various fields, stressing the serious approach and keenness to solve the outstanding problems between the two countries.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency