25-05-2025
Construction Minister Discusses Strengthening Partnership in Reconstruction and Infrastructure Projects with Turkish Delegation
Baghdad-INA
Minister of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities Benkin Rikani discussed strengthening partnerships in reconstruction and infrastructure projects with a Turkish delegation on Sunday.
The ministry said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): that "Minister of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities Benkin Rikani met at the ministry headquarters today with the Mayor of Gaziantep, Fatima Şahin, and the Turkish Ambassador to Baghdad, Anil Bora İnan, and their accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative Affairs, Matin Al-Chadarchi."
According to the statement, Rikani said, "Turkish companies have contributed to the implementation of many of the ministry's important projects, and we hope to increase the scope of cooperation and partnership between the two friendly countries, especially with the Gaziantep Governorate, which is geographically close to Iraq and has numerous commercial and economic partnerships with it in various fields."
The statement added, "The Mayor of Gaziantep expressed her gratitude for the meeting and her happiness with the construction and development movement taking place in Iraq, stressing that the goal of the visit is to strengthen ties and relations between the two countries, especially with the twinning project between the capital, Baghdad, and the province of Gaziantep."
