Prime Minister: The government is seeking to move from trade to production within Iraq

by **RamblerNash** Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:17 am

Prime Minister: The government is seeking to move from trade to production within Iraq

01-08-2019 02:13 PM

Baghdad

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Thursday stressed the need for cooperation with Turkey in the field of better water use.

The office of Abdul-Mahdi said in a statement received "news" a copy of him, "the Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi received the special envoy of the Turkish President on water Faisal Oglu and his accompanying delegation, which includes a number of members of the Turkish House of Representatives," noting that " The meeting on the importance of relations between the two countries and peoples, and historical relations and not only the relationship of two neighboring countries. "

"The importance of consolidating relations in the water file and linking the interests of Iraq with the interests of Turkey and the establishment of joint Iraqi-Turkish companies inside Iraq are projects related to water and other projects that serve the interests of Iraq and provide employment opportunities and help the Turkish interests to benefit from the Iraqi economy instead of importing, Noting that "the government is seeking to move from trade to production within Iraq."

"We want to continue this approach in the coming years," he said.

The special envoy of the Turkish president said that "his visit to Iraq comes to open the prospect of joint cooperation on the issue of water."

According to the office, "Oglu presented a set of proposals for the implementation of projects for land reclamation and other development of the drinking water and sanitation sector, as well as increased cooperation in the fields of trade and economic, in addition to the establishment of a joint research center specialized in water management between the two countries based in Baghdad, as well as cooperation in the field of agriculture Forests and the establishment of forest nurseries suitable for Iraq's conditions. "

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