The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received today, Thursday, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, and the Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alp Arslan Bayraktar. They discussed the latest developments in Iraq and the region, in addition to discussing ways to strengthen bilateral relations.

The PM of the regional government stressed, according to a statement by his office, the importance of consolidating the horizons of relations with Turkey, especially in the field of trade and facilitating traffic and tourism on both sides.

The meeting also witnessed an affirmation of the necessity and importance of resuming the export of the Kurdistan region's oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, and overcoming all obstacles and problems facing this process, because stopping export operations has negatively affected and harmed all concerned parties.

In another context of the talks, the two sides discussed the project known as (Development Road), which aims to link the Gulf countries and Iraq with Turkey and the rest of the world through a railway line.

In this regard, the head of the regional government reaffirmed the necessity of implementing the project with the approval and coordination of the Kurdistan region, and in a way that serves the interest of all citizens and the various components in Iraq.

The Turkish Foreign Minister affirmed his country's readiness to strengthen relations with the Kurdistan region in all fields.

In a statement to the media, the head of the regional government and the Turkish Foreign Minister stressed the importance of upgrading bilateral relations in the economic and trade fields, in addition to joint coordination in order to establish security and stability in Iraq, the Kurdistan Region and the region in general.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency