Türkiye and Iraq are in the process of establishing a “ministerial council” to follow the “path of development”

Turkey – The Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Oraloglu, yesterday revealed a Turkish-Iraqi decision to establish a joint mechanism similar to the “Ministerial Council” to follow up on the “Development Road” project.

In a statement he published, Oraloglu said that the visit that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to conduct to Baghdad at the end of this month will address issues that will enhance cooperation between the two countries in the “development roads” project.

The “Development Road” is an economic project that aims to connect Iraq with Turkey via land roads and railways, with the aim of transporting goods between Europe and the Gulf countries.

Oraloglu pointed out that important steps were taken during the past year regarding the “development path,” and ministerial negotiations were held between the two countries to develop cooperation.

He stated that, 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.

He added: “As a result of our regular meetings with Iraq, we decided to establish a mechanism similar to the ministerial council between the two countries.”

Oraloglu pointed out that he recently held talks with his Iraqi counterpart, Razak Muhaibas Al-Saadawi, during which they agreed to begin establishing a mechanism similar to the existing ministerial councils between Turkey, Hungary, and Serbia.

He explained that they are waiting for the participation of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, along with Türkiye and Iraq, in the Ministerial Council.

Anatolia