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Iraqi News
27-05-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Iraqi Construction Minister and Gaziantep Mayor discuss boosting reconstruction partnerships
Baghdad ( – Iraq's Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities, and Public Works, Mr. Benkin Rekani, met with a high-level Turkish delegation on Sunday (May 25, 2025) to discuss enhancing partnerships in reconstruction and infrastructure projects. The delegation was led by Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep, Turkey, and included Turkish Ambassador to Baghdad, Anil Bora İnan. Minister Rekani highlighted the significant contributions of Turkish companies to important ministry projects and expressed a desire to increase cooperation, particularly with Gaziantep, citing its geographical proximity and existing economic ties with Iraq. Mayor Şahin expressed her delight at Iraq's current construction and urbanization drive. She stated the visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations, emphasizing the twinning project between Baghdad and Gaziantep Governorate as a key area of collaboration. The meeting signals a continued commitment from both sides to deepen cooperation in vital development sectors, leveraging Turkish expertise for Iraq's ongoing reconstruction efforts.
Iraqi News
26-05-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Gaziantep Municipality: Iraqi-Turkish Cooperation to Transform Baghdad into a Smart and Green City
Turkish Gaziantep Mayor Fatma Şahin affirmed on Monday that there is ongoing Iraqi-Turkish cooperation aimed at transforming Baghdad into one of the region's smart and green cities. Speaking to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Mayor Şahin stated: 'Today, we are present in Baghdad with a large delegation led by myself, alongside the Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, members of the Turkish Chamber of Commerce, and the head of the Turkish-Iraqi Business Council, Khalid Acar, to lay the foundation stone for a new project, as part of the activation of a previously signed memorandum of understanding.' She added, 'We will begin by planting the first olive tree, a gift from the Gaziantep Municipality to the city of Baghdad,' emphasizing that 'Baghdad holds significant importance and a special place for us in Turkey.' Şahin also noted, 'Islamic civilization was born and flourished in Baghdad,' pointing out that 'there is strong cooperation between the Gaziantep Municipality and Baghdad Municipality aimed at turning the capital into a smart, green city and creating a healthy environment for the future of children in both cities.'
