(DIP) IRAQ EXPRESSES WILLINGNESS TO FURTHER COLLABORATE WITH TURKEY.ISTANBUL Istanbul (ĭs'tănb  l`, ĭstan`bl), city (1990 pop. 6,748,435), capital of Istanbul prov. , Sep 17, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar
Zebari Hoshyar Zebari (or Hişyar Zêbarî) (born 1953) is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq. A Kurd originally from Aqrah, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, Zebari holds a masters degree in sociology from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and studied said Thursday his country was eager to cooperate with Turkey to
shape the future of the region.
Zebari addressed the opening ceremony of the meeting of Turkey-Iraq High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council held in Istanbul. Zebari thanked Turkish government for its support and assistance after terrorist attacks in Iraq and for its help in treating hundreds of people injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in these attacks. Zebari said a strong will emerged to further cooperation between Turkey and Iraq, adding that peace and stability in the region was of high importance not only for Turkey and Iraq, but also for the entire region. "We are desiring a cooperation that could shape the future of the region," he said. Zebari described possible cooperation areas between the two countries as security, oil, natural gas, water and health. He also reaffirmed Iraqi government's determination to continue efforts to make real this willingness. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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