Erdogan to Abadi: Iraq will get the full share of water {expanded}
2018/8/14 17:02
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, assured the Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, that Turkey is ready to provide all kinds of support to Iraq so that it gets its full water quota.
He said in a joint news conference with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, followed by the agency {Euphrates News} today that "Iraq and Turkey to raise the volume of trade between them, which iscurrently 11 billion dollars."
"We discussed the steps that we can take in the field of water and energy," he said. "We are ready to work with the next Iraqi government to deepen our bilateral relations and develop cooperation in many fields, particularly security and the economy."
The Turkish president said that he reached an understanding with Abadi "in the field of combating terrorism," including the PKK "
The Turkish president also said that the two sides discussed the opening of a second border gate between Turkey and Iraq, adding that this will benefit the two countries, I am confident that we will take the necessary steps in this regard. " the
Turkish President also stressed the need to reopen the consulates of Turkey in both Mosul and Basra.
For his part, Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi" we discussed strengthening cooperation in water security, agriculture, energy, ports and border investment and files related to culture and industry and trade. "
He added play "Erdogan also assured us that Turkey will provide Iraq with its water quota in full, and today there was a working session between the two ministerial delegations to confirm this meaning."
He added: "We also heard today the confirmation by the Turkish President of what was promised at the Kuwait Conference regarding the active contribution to the Reconstruction of Iraq and the opening of a Turkish consulate in Basra and Mosul, and we welcome this. "
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