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Nujaifi: Turkey has pledged to resolve the water problem with Iraq after the legislative elections
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* Chairman of the House of Representatives agreed Osama Nujaifi with his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Ali Sahin to end the problem of Iraq's share of water under a bilateral agreement after the Turkish elections.
A statement of the Office of Nujaifi Agency has received all of Iraq, [where] a copy of it on Monday for "a real intention on the Turkish side to resolve the problem of water *, and the two parliaments to support the development of relations between the two countries."
The statement pointed to "Shahin Najafi met in the Turkish parliament in which it was discussed strengthening bilateral relations and future prospects, including in the interest of the two peoples."
Nujaifi called according to the statement "the Turkish parliament to launch an initiative to support efforts to stabilize Iraq's share of water in the framework of the Convention describes the amount of quota allocated to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates," adding that agricultural projects are disabled in the country waiting to know the volume of water. "
For his part, promised the President of the Council of the Turkish nation "to pass the agreement with Iraq on its share of water after the general elections in Turkey," stressing the importance of strengthening relations between the two brotherly peoples. "
He said that "Iraq for Turkey shall not only geographically, but * we share a deep history of a country's brother and an important neighbor for Turkey and its people," adding that "security and stability of Iraq is one of the security and stability of Turkey."
He renewed his country's position Shaheen support for Iraq, saying that "What the Iraqis from his efforts in establishing a democratic system is not a matter for Iraq only, but will be a model to install a democratic system in other countries."
Iraq accuses Turkey and to a lesser extent Syria * fill the Tigris Euphrates dams to generate electricity hampered the flow of water that cause damage to the agriculture sector, already suffering from decades of oblivion and neglect.
The dispute over the water a diplomatic issue of Iraq, which seeks to improve relations with its neighbors. And Turkey, one of the most important trading partners of Iraq.
Officials say the Turks that the water flowing into Iraq decreased by Syria, which is also in the basin of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Iraq needs and to 600 cubic meters of water, sometimes reduced to up to less than 200 cubic meters ". / End
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Monday, 30 May 2011 14:39 | PDF | Print | Send to a Friend
11877_0512
[Baghdad - where]
* Chairman of the House of Representatives agreed Osama Nujaifi with his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Ali Sahin to end the problem of Iraq's share of water under a bilateral agreement after the Turkish elections.
A statement of the Office of Nujaifi Agency has received all of Iraq, [where] a copy of it on Monday for "a real intention on the Turkish side to resolve the problem of water *, and the two parliaments to support the development of relations between the two countries."
The statement pointed to "Shahin Najafi met in the Turkish parliament in which it was discussed strengthening bilateral relations and future prospects, including in the interest of the two peoples."
Nujaifi called according to the statement "the Turkish parliament to launch an initiative to support efforts to stabilize Iraq's share of water in the framework of the Convention describes the amount of quota allocated to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates," adding that agricultural projects are disabled in the country waiting to know the volume of water. "
For his part, promised the President of the Council of the Turkish nation "to pass the agreement with Iraq on its share of water after the general elections in Turkey," stressing the importance of strengthening relations between the two brotherly peoples. "
He said that "Iraq for Turkey shall not only geographically, but * we share a deep history of a country's brother and an important neighbor for Turkey and its people," adding that "security and stability of Iraq is one of the security and stability of Turkey."
He renewed his country's position Shaheen support for Iraq, saying that "What the Iraqis from his efforts in establishing a democratic system is not a matter for Iraq only, but will be a model to install a democratic system in other countries."
Iraq accuses Turkey and to a lesser extent Syria * fill the Tigris Euphrates dams to generate electricity hampered the flow of water that cause damage to the agriculture sector, already suffering from decades of oblivion and neglect.
The dispute over the water a diplomatic issue of Iraq, which seeks to improve relations with its neighbors. And Turkey, one of the most important trading partners of Iraq.
Officials say the Turks that the water flowing into Iraq decreased by Syria, which is also in the basin of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Iraq needs and to 600 cubic meters of water, sometimes reduced to up to less than 200 cubic meters ". / End
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