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2019-01-04 The Grand Turk
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Erdogan vows to boost security cooperation with Iraq
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[ALMASDARNEWS] Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
 ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...
vowed to deepen The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
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’s security cooperation with Iraq, while speaking at a presser with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Ahmed Salih in Ankara on Thursday.
Erdogan said that the two countries should work together in different areas, such as military, economics and culture, but stressed that the fight against terrorism will be their priority, adding "Terrorist organizations such as ISIS [ISIS], the PKK [Kurdistan Workers’ Party] and FETO [Fethullah Gülen
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Movement] are a threat to both Iraq and Turkey."
The visit is Salih’s first official visit to Turkey following his election in October.
Erdogan wants big bump in trade with Iraq
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wants to see massive growth in trade with neighbour Iraq, President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...
said after meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih in Ankara on Thursday.
Turkey did $16 billion in trade with Iraq in 2013, Erdogan said in a joint presser with Salih.
"Let’s increase it to $20 billion. We want to keep it at this level or even double it. We have the power to do this. The Ottoman Turkish private sector is capable of revitalizing the Iraqi economy," he said.
Baghdad is eager for foreign investment and aid to help rebuild the country after years of war, a feat that will cost an estimated $88 billion. Donors pledged $30 billion at a Kuwait summit in February, though most of the pledges are still unfulfilled.
And with oil prices weak, Baghdad is struggling to fund its hundreds of delayed projects.
Salih said he would welcome working with Turkey, stressing friendship between the neighbouring nations.
"Iraq looks forward to strategic partnership and cooperation with Turkey," he said, calling for a comprehensive agreement to address shared problems.
Related: In pictures: Iraqi president Salih's official visit to Turkey
For Salih, water is of particular concern. This matter should be solved "before it causes a problem between the leaderships of both countries," he said.
Iraq is unprepared for a dramatic drop in the volume of water in the Tigris River once Turkey begins filling its massive Ilusu dam. The river was already at historic lows this summer with people in Baghdad able to walk between banks.
A decrease in the volume of the Tigris compounds Iraq’s water shortage problem that is affected by mismanagement, outdated irrigation methods, crumbling infrastructure, and climate change.
"We welcome President Erdogan’s suggestion to appoint a delegation to find a radical resolution to this issue," said Salih. 
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