Turkey and Iraq Agree to Deepen Security Cooperation and Hand Over Ba'ashiqah Camp
Erdogan and Al-Zaidi agreed to enhance security cooperation, hand over the Ba'ashiqah camp, and end the presence of groups in Sinjar.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
Turkey and Iraq announced that they have reached an agreement to deepen security cooperation between the two countries and coordinate bilateral efforts, during talks held in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zoubi in New York.
The Turkish Presidency’s Communications Directorate published the “Joint Press Statement between Turkey and Iraq” on Wednesday following the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings.
The statement noted that the talks reviewed various dimensions of the strategic relationship between the two countries, alongside reaching consensus on enhancing security cooperation, fully establishing the sovereignty of the Iraqi state in the Sinjar region, and ending the presence of banned armed foreign groups.
The statement pointed out that, in light of the progress made in security measures taken by Iraq and in accordance with the agreed mechanism and timeline, Turkish forces will begin the gradual handover of the “Bashiqah Zilkan” camp to the Iraqi federal government.
On the economic front, both sides reaffirmed their agreement to expand the volume of trade and investment, immediately activate agreements signed between the two countries, and accelerate work on joint strategic projects, foremost among them the “Development Road” project.
