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Turkey and Iraq sign 3 agreements
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Turkey and Iraq sign 3 agreements

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Turkey and Iraq signed three agreements during a meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi.
  • The agreements cover cooperation in education and academia, youth and sports, and industrial property.
  • Signatories included ministers and officials from both countries, underscoring a commitment to bilateral relations.

Turkey and Iraq have solidified their bilateral ties by signing three significant agreements. The pacts were formalized in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

The agreements span key areas of cooperation, including a Memorandum of Understanding on Education and Academic Cooperation, signed by Police Academy President Murat Balcı and Iraqi Prime Minister's Office Director General General Abdulemir Şammari. Additionally, a Memorandum of Understanding on Youth and Sports was signed by Turkey's Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and Iraq's Foreign Affairs Minister Fuad Hüseyin.

Furthermore, a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Industrial Property was executed by Turkey's Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır and Iraq's Minister of Finance Falih Sari. These signings reflect a mutual commitment to enhancing collaboration across various sectors between the two neighboring nations.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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