Turkish, Iraqi officials meet in Baghdad to strengthen cooperation on water infrastructure

ANKARA

Turkish and Iraqi officials met in Baghdad on Sunday to strengthen cooperation on Iraq's water infrastructure.

“(Turkish) Deputy Minister Ambassador Berris Ekinci and Abdul Karim Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council of Iraq, co-chaired the First Meeting of the Joint High Committee for the development of cooperation with regards to Iraq’s water infrastructure, in Baghdad,” Türkiye's Foreign Ministry said on X.

Later on Sunday, Ekinci met with Iraqi Water Resources Minister Aoun Diab Abdullah in Baghdad, according to a separate X post from the ministry.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on joint efforts and cooperation possibilities in the field of water, it added.