A Call for Unity from the Iraqi Islamic Council
The
head of the Iraqi High Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, met with
Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Yunus Demirer in his office in the capital,
Baghdad .
A
written statement from the council said that the meeting dealt with
regional developments and that Hakim had emphasized the importance of
co-existence, called on all political forces in Iraq to unite and
expressed his wish to see them serve the people.
According
to a report in the Anadolu news agency (AA), Ambassador Demirer
expressed the hope that relations between Iraq and Turkey will be
strengthened, that the principles of brotherhood and friendship will
grow and that the obstacles to cooperation can be overcome.
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The Visa Regime between Turkey and Mongolia Has Been Abolished
An agreement has been signed foreseeing the lifting of the visa regime between Turkey and Mongolia.
Following
a meeting with Mongolian Prime Minister Noroviin Altanjhuyag in the
wake of his visit to Kyrgyzstan, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
appeared before the press. An agreement intended to abolish the visa
regime was signed at a ceremony attended by the two prime ministers.
Following
the signing ceremony, the two prime ministers held a joint press
conference. Asked by a Mongolian journalist about the lifting of the
visa requirement between the two countries, the Mongolian prime
expressed his hope that more Turkish citizens would visit his country in
the period ahead.
Prime
Minister Altankhuyag stated that 6,500 Mongolian citizens had visited
Turkey last year, but that only 650 people had visited his country from
Turkey.
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