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MPs are demanding the resolution of the dialectic of water between Iraq and Turkey
6/27/2015
They called for the adoption of the «National Council for Water Law»
BAGHDAD - Muhannad Abdul Louhab - Shaima Rashid
Increased dramatically, claims aimed at finding radical solutions to the decline in the levels of the Tigris and Euphrates, especially in light of the suffering of Iraq from constant water shortages, which invited a number of parliamentarians, to propose "open a serious dialogue with Turkey, and approval of the National Council for Water Law" in Introduction of these proposals.
Agriculture Committee member Mohammed Chihod, said the "morning" that caused by external and internal causes of water crisis, pointing out that Iraq did not get on the water share of the water sources in Turkey, causing it to drop those allocated for Iraq quantities, noting that many dams Built in Anatolia, it has a significant role in the arrival accounted for 41 percent of Iraq's share due to arrive from Turkey was.
He said the National Council for Water Law, was withdrawn by the government in order to make a change in some of its paragraphs, and expressed hope that the law up to Parliament during the next legislative term in its final form.
In turn, he saw the Foreign Relations Committee member Razak al-Haidari, said that "the water issue in Iraq needs to be exceptional efforts extend to draw special and important policies of the country in this regard," noting that "diplomatic effort Iraqi seeks to make progress on this file, as well as his commitment to dealing with the Owners competencies in this area to understand the dilemmas related to water file and resolve. "
He said for the "morning", Water file search in depth with the Foreign Ministry and the Kurdistan region, stressing that the quest continues to reach an agreement that determines Iraq's share of water, pointing out that "Turkey is the main problem faced by Iraq, which calls for the government to find agreement fair and equitable between Iraq and Turkey, the upstream countries to ensure the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates levels without interruption. "
And the MP, that "the Turkish side seeks to obtain commercial benefits or an increase in the amount of oil prices with Almkhvzh, compared to an increase allocated to Iraq of water flows."
For his part, member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Abbas al-Bayati said, "to determine Iraq's share of water from upstream will allow the country to rebuild its agricultural its system, and the production of food basket without relying on imports," and urged in a statement the "morning" to redouble diplomatic effort Iraqi, and open dialogue frank with the Turkish side on the water issue and that agreement is reached to ensure a detailed lines around the water quota for Iraq.
The deputy regretted "the absence of a water agreement between Iraq and Turkey, which still is building dams, while Iraq suffers from a lack of clear and significant in the water, called on the government to move on three axes, including the neighboring countries for the distribution of a just and equitable water wealth, and another move in international forums , as well as pressure on the upstream countries. As demanded by the Commission on Human Rights, Media beauty in a statement the "morning", the government has to act diplomatically to ensure the provision of adequate quantities of water, and work to mature the law that protects Iraq's water share of any dissipation, noting "the importance of that there is a law that protects Iraqi agriculture and determined on the light quantities of water contained to Iraq. "
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6/27/2015
They called for the adoption of the «National Council for Water Law»
BAGHDAD - Muhannad Abdul Louhab - Shaima Rashid
Increased dramatically, claims aimed at finding radical solutions to the decline in the levels of the Tigris and Euphrates, especially in light of the suffering of Iraq from constant water shortages, which invited a number of parliamentarians, to propose "open a serious dialogue with Turkey, and approval of the National Council for Water Law" in Introduction of these proposals.
Agriculture Committee member Mohammed Chihod, said the "morning" that caused by external and internal causes of water crisis, pointing out that Iraq did not get on the water share of the water sources in Turkey, causing it to drop those allocated for Iraq quantities, noting that many dams Built in Anatolia, it has a significant role in the arrival accounted for 41 percent of Iraq's share due to arrive from Turkey was.
He said the National Council for Water Law, was withdrawn by the government in order to make a change in some of its paragraphs, and expressed hope that the law up to Parliament during the next legislative term in its final form.
In turn, he saw the Foreign Relations Committee member Razak al-Haidari, said that "the water issue in Iraq needs to be exceptional efforts extend to draw special and important policies of the country in this regard," noting that "diplomatic effort Iraqi seeks to make progress on this file, as well as his commitment to dealing with the Owners competencies in this area to understand the dilemmas related to water file and resolve. "
He said for the "morning", Water file search in depth with the Foreign Ministry and the Kurdistan region, stressing that the quest continues to reach an agreement that determines Iraq's share of water, pointing out that "Turkey is the main problem faced by Iraq, which calls for the government to find agreement fair and equitable between Iraq and Turkey, the upstream countries to ensure the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates levels without interruption. "
And the MP, that "the Turkish side seeks to obtain commercial benefits or an increase in the amount of oil prices with Almkhvzh, compared to an increase allocated to Iraq of water flows."
For his part, member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Abbas al-Bayati said, "to determine Iraq's share of water from upstream will allow the country to rebuild its agricultural its system, and the production of food basket without relying on imports," and urged in a statement the "morning" to redouble diplomatic effort Iraqi, and open dialogue frank with the Turkish side on the water issue and that agreement is reached to ensure a detailed lines around the water quota for Iraq.
The deputy regretted "the absence of a water agreement between Iraq and Turkey, which still is building dams, while Iraq suffers from a lack of clear and significant in the water, called on the government to move on three axes, including the neighboring countries for the distribution of a just and equitable water wealth, and another move in international forums , as well as pressure on the upstream countries. As demanded by the Commission on Human Rights, Media beauty in a statement the "morning", the government has to act diplomatically to ensure the provision of adequate quantities of water, and work to mature the law that protects Iraq's water share of any dissipation, noting "the importance of that there is a law that protects Iraqi agriculture and determined on the light quantities of water contained to Iraq. "
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