Shafaq News / Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkader Uraloglu revealed on Friday a (Turkish-Iraqi) decision to establish a joint mechanism similar to the “Ministerial Council” to follow up the “development road” project.
Uraloglu said in a statement that the visit, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to conduct, to Baghdad, at the end of this month, will address issues that will enhance cooperation between the two countries in the “development methods” project.
The “development road” is an economic project aimed at connecting Iraq with Turkey through land and railway routes with the aim of transporting goods between Europe and the Gulf countries.
Uraloglu pointed to the taking of important steps over the past year on the “development path”, and the holding of ministerial negotiations between the two countries to develop cooperation.
In this regard, Ankara hosted technical talks under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, with the participation of representatives from the Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and an Iraqi delegation, including representatives from the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Transport and the General Authority of Customs.
“As a result of our regular meetings with Iraq, we have decided to establish a mechanism similar to the Ministerial Council between the two countries,” he added.
Uraloglu pointed out that in the past period he held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Razak Mheibis Al-Saadawi, during which they agreed to start establishing the mechanism along the lines of the ministerial councils between Turkey, Hungary and Serbia.
He explained that they are waiting for the participation of the UAE and Qatar along with Turkey and Iraq in the Ministerial Council.
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