Turkish Foreign Minister offers mediation between Baghdad and Erbil

Turkish Foreign Minister offers mediation between Baghdad and Erbil

 Baghdad / Range

Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Taoushoglu expressed his country's readiness to play a role in resolving the differences between Baghdad and Erbil. Taoosh Oglu confirmed Ankara's support for Iraq's unity and participation in the reconstruction of the liberated areas of Dahesh.


On a visit to Iraq, the Turkish Foreign Minister met with the President of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies, in addition to his counterpart Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, and discussed with them the bilateral relations and the latest developments at the regional and international levels. The Prime Minister later met the Turkish minister.
The schedule of Oglu's visit to Erbil included meeting with a number of officials in the region and discussing with them some issues, including the referendum resolution and the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Kurdistan. According to a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
He held his first meeting in Baghdad with his counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari and held a joint conference in which he discussed the most important topics discussed with his Iraqi counterpart.
The Turkish foreign minister stressed his country's desire to increase economic and trade cooperation and exchange visits between the two countries. He said he would "send an invitation from Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirm and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Abadi to visit Ankara."
The Turkish minister "welcomed the start of the liberation of Tal Afar district," stressing the importance of "preserving the identity of Tal Afar Turkmen." "We will work to support Iraq's national unity and to reconstruct the liberated areas of al-Qa'ida," he said.
"We have discussed with Jaafari in detail this matter," Oglu said, adding that "the camp was not created to break Iraq's territorial integrity and threaten its sovereignty. The people of Iraq were trained in this camp and equipped to fight against Saddam."
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On the referendum in the Kurdistan region, the minister clarified his country's position by saying "we reject that resolution and we look forward to Erbil's retreat from that," expressing at the same time his country's support for the ongoing talks between the center and the region.
"The interest of the Kurds is always with the Iraqi unity, and I came here to Baghdad to emphasize the unity of Iraq and its territorial integrity," he said, expressing "Turkey's willingness to play a mediating role between Baghdad and Erbil to solve problems if the parties request it."
For his part, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said during the joint press conference that "he discussed with the Turkish Foreign Minister, the development of relations between Iraq and Turkey and moving the trade file to reduce it after the fall of the city of Mosul and now reached 12 billion dollars, with the opening of investment, Calling the terrorist ".
"The meeting dealt with the situation of the region and the means to achieve stability in it, and we look forward to further economic cooperation and Turkey to take its role in the process of reconstruction and construction."
On the Turkish-Iranian agreement to pursue the PKK inside Iraqi territory, Jaafari stressed that "we will not allow Iraq to be a region of regional conflict," but stressed "the possibility of coordination and cooperation without prejudice to the sovereignty of Iraq, and are ready to understand everything that would achieve stability, but We reject such interference. "
For his part, said the Turkish Foreign Minister that "the presence of the PKK in Iraq poses a threat to its unity," adding "we will cooperate with the Iraqi government to confront him and work to increase the encirclement." Taooshoglu said that "
The Turkish Foreign Minister met with President Fuad Masoum and discussed with him the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries and the latest political developments.
The President's Office said in a statement that President Masoum assured the Turkish minister "Iraq's keenness to develop its historical and vital relations with Turkey and its friendly people." He stressed that "constructive cooperation between the two countries is positively reflected on the achievement of common interests and contributes to the establishment of security and stability. In the area".
He also met with House Speaker Salim al-Jubouri.
"It is important to have more extensive dialogues with friends and neighbors to crystallize realistic perceptions of a post-urgent phase," a statement from the office of the speaker of parliament said. "The dialogue will lead to effective and real solutions to the problems of all of us, the problems of the region linked to each other and everyone will be affected negatively if these problems continue and will reflect the effects of solutions to positively affect the stability in the region and progress and development."
"The importance of regional cooperation in the fight against terrorism and the intensification of efforts to eradicate its ideas is a threat to the region and the world," he said.
The Turkish foreign minister conveyed the congratulations of the Turkish president and his prime minister on the victories achieved by the terrorist gangs, stressing Turkey's readiness to help Iraq in the reconstruction and stability efforts and its position in support of Iraq's unity and stability.

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