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Erdoğan Meets Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in New York, Türkiye and Iraq Agree to Deepen Cooperation
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in New York, where Türkiye and Iraq agreed to deepen security cooperation, expand bilateral trade and investment, and accelerate strategic projects including the Development Road.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the Turkish House in New York on Wednesday, September 23, on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and agreed to deepen cooperation between Türkiye and Iraq in security, trade, investment and major regional infrastructure projects.
According to a joint statement issued after the meeting, the two sides agreed on steps aimed at restoring full Iraqi state authority in Sinjar and ending the presence of prohibited foreign armed groups in the area.
As progress is made under Iraq’s security measures, Turkish forces will gradually hand over the Bashiqa-Zilkan military facility to the Iraqi Federal Government in accordance with an agreed mechanism and timetable.
Trade and Development Road Also on the Agenda
Türkiye and Iraq also agreed to expand bilateral trade and investment and move forward with the implementation of agreements previously signed between the two countries.
The leaders emphasized accelerating joint strategic projects, particularly the Development Road Project, which is expected to strengthen transport and trade connectivity between Iraq, Türkiye and international markets.
The closed-door meeting was also attended by senior Turkish officials, including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and National Intelligence Organization chief İbrahim Kalın.
The meeting formed part of Erdoğan’s diplomatic engagements in New York during the UN General Assembly.
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