The Iraqi Economic and Political Center called on the government to take advantage of the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve many outstanding issues, the most important of which is the ‘water file.’

The center’s director, Wissam Hadmal Al-Hilu, said in a statement: “The Iraqi government must use the visit to clearly present all outstanding issues with Turkey, and work to produce positive results that are satisfactory to both parties and meet the aspirations of the Iraqis.”

Al-Hilu pointed to five important files: ‘the water file, the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the development road, and the establishment of an economic city in southern Iraq, and entry visas for Iraqis to Turkey through the Gateway company.’

He explained: ‘The water issue is the main concern of the Iraqis, and this file is more important than the oil file at the present time, even though Turkey was harmed by the cessation of pumping Iraqi oil through the closed Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which transports 500 thousand ba
rrels per day from the Kurdistan region to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency