Iraq and Turkey discuss security and visa entry cooperation

Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed on Saturday, security cooperation and granting of visas to Iraqis facilitations.

”Al-Halbousi met Erdogan in Istanbul at the beginning of the meeting, Al-Halbousi wished good health to the Turkish president after his recovery from the Corona virus,” according to a statement by the media office of the Speaker of the Parliament received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

The statement included, the head of Siyada Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar also attended the meeting while discussing bilateral relations, coordination and cooperation between the two countries in all fields, including economic and trade, as well as Iraq's support in the fight against terrorism, and cooperation in exchanging security and intelligence information.

During the meeting, they discussed "the issue of facilitating visa procedures for Iraqis," while the Turkish president directed "to take the necessary measures in this regard.

Erdogan affirmed, according to the statement, "his support for Iraq and its constitutional institutions, in addition to the continuation of cooperation and coordination to achieve the security, service and stability of the Iraqi people,”