Turkey ready to strengthen ties with Iraq - FM

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Turkey intends to strengthen ties with Iraq, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tweeted, commenting on his meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

Cavusoglu noted that Turkey’s participation in restoring Iraq’s infrastructure was also discussed as part of the meeting.

“Turkey once again expresses its intention to allocate $5 billion to Iraq, and is also ready to open new checkpoints at the country’s border,” Cavusoglu added.

On Feb. 14, Cavusoglu said that Ankara will allocate $5 billion to restore Iraq.

There are 27 checkpoints in Turkey, and four of them are on the border with Iraq.

Seven of 27 checkpoints in Turkey don’t operate, and one of the closed checkpoints is located on the border with Armenia.