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Kurdish separatists, water issues loom large in long-awaited Erdogan visit to Iraq
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Iraq after years for discussions on water, oil, and security matters.
- Erdogan emphasized Iraq's role in combatting PKK terrorism during a meeting with Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid.
- The trip aimed to address water scarcity concerns due to Turkish dams on shared rivers, Iraqi oil export disputes, and regional security tensions.
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Turkish President Erdogan makes rare state visit to Iraq
Erdogan, in his first official visit to the neighboring country since 2011, was set to discuss issues of water supply, oil and gas exports, and regional security with his Iraqi counterparts, amid a highly tense regional context.
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Turkiye’s Erdogan in Iraq to push for reset of ties, cooperation against PKK
BAGHDAD, April 22 — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan began a rare visit to neighbouring Iraq today aiming to reset rocky bilateral ties with a raft of deals covering energy, trade and security cooperation against Kurdish PKK militants. Erdogan’s long-awaited visit is the first by a Turkish leader since 2011 and follows years of strained relations as Ankara ramped up cross-border operations against PKK militants based in mountainous, mainly Kurdi…
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