Turkish FM visits Iraq to discuss trade, water

Apr 28, 2019

Turkey's foreign minister is in Iraq to discuss trade, border security and water resources, on a two-day visit to include stops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region and the southern oil hub of Basra

BAGHDAD — Turkey's foreign minister is in Iraq to discuss trade, border security and water resources.

The two-day visit beginning Sunday will include stops in the autonomous Kurdish region and Basra, Iraq's main oil hub.

Turkey is expected to rebalance its oil supplies after the U.S. announced it would end the waivers that have allowed Turkey to import from Iran despite sanctions. Iraq is one of Turkey's leading suppliers of crude oil.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his Iraqi counterpart, Mohamed Alhakim, in Baghdad on Sunday.

He said Turkey would send a special representative to Iraq to discuss water resources after an exceptionally wet winter filled reservoirs and caused flooding in both countries.

Alhakim said Iraq would facilitate trade with Turkey and called on Turkish firms to invest in Iraq.

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