Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi said that the expected visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Iraq tomorrow, Monday, represents a “qualitative shift” in bilateral relations between the two countries and will witness the discussion of “important files.”

This came in statements made by Al-Awadi prior to Erdogan’s visit to Baghdad, and comes 12 years after his last visit to Iraq.

Al-Awadi added that the visit will be a “qualitative shift” in Iraqi-Turkish relations, especially since preparations for it have been taking place for about a year.

It is expected that Erdogan’s visit to Iraq will give an “important impetus” to strengthening economic and trade relations between the two countries, in addition to politics and security issues.

Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Polat previously said that Baghdad and Ankara will sign during President Erdogan’s visit to Iraq “a joint declaration regarding the establishment of the joint economic and trade committee and the protocol for establishing a consultation and cooperation mechanism in the areas of product safety and technical barriers.”

He added: “The Turkish Council for Foreign Economic Relations and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce in Iraq will also sign 3 agreements in the trade field, including a memorandum of understanding.”

The Iraqi government spokesman explained that “there are 4 important files on the agenda, the most important of which is the water file and the development road file, in addition to the security file related to the terrorist PKK organization.”

The fourth file, according to Al-Awadi, is “the Turkish companies file, which gains its importance from the strength of trade exchanges between Iraq and Turkey, in addition to other files that will dominate the Turkish president’s visit to Baghdad.”

Regarding the water file, Al-Awadi pointed out, “A strategic agreement will be signed between Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, given that Turkey is a country described internationally as one of the best countries in the world in investing in water wealth by all means and methods, and therefore they have great experience.”

Regarding the development path, the spokesman stressed that “there will be important agreements and things announced between the two sides, given that the center of the path is Turkey, and it will be at the heart of the negotiations, along with the file of Turkish companies’ investments and their role and work in Iraq.”

The development road project includes a land road and a railway linking trade routes in Asia, the Gulf states to the south, and European markets through Turkish territory.

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Chinese Ambassador to Turkey Liu Shaobin noted that there is great potential for economic cooperation between Ankara and Beijing.

This came in a speech he delivered on Wednesday during his participation in an online forum for businessmen from Turkey and China organized by the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Foundation.

Shaubin explained that the volume of trade exchange between the two countries is constantly growing, adding, “China is building a new development model and Turkey is moving towards a new development vision.”

He pointed out that the ties between Turkey and China have continued since the establishment of diplomatic relations between them 51 years ago.

He continued, “The good development momentum between Ankara and Beijing continues, especially in recent years, and based on the interest of the leaders of the two countries, the two sides have strengthened their cooperation in all fields, and this cooperation brings important benefits to both parties.”

He noted that China and Turkey could further coordinate their development strategies, enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation and contribute to global peace and development.

For his part, the head of the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Foundation, Nail Ulubak, said that the importance of supply chains has clearly emerged with the spread of the Corona epidemic around the world.

Ulubak stressed the need to achieve parity in trade exchanges between Turkey and China.

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Sunday evening that his country’s relationship with Turkey is “very strong”, expressing readiness to develop it to a “highest level”.

This came during Tebboune’s meeting with representatives of the Algerian community in Turkey upon his arrival in the capital, Ankara, on a three-day visit to discuss bilateral cooperation and issues of common interest.

According to the Algerian news agency quoted the meeting, President Tebboune said, in response to questions from representatives of the community, that the relationship between Ankara and Algeria is “very strong” and that the latter is “ready to develop it to the highest level.”

The Algerian president stressed “the importance of relations between the two countries at all levels, especially economic, political and historical.”

Tebboune explained that his visit to Turkey was “necessary, especially since bilateral relations have witnessed a remarkable development during the past two years.”

He stated that “Turkish investments in Algeria are ranked first among the countries in which Turkey invests, reaching more than 4 billion dollars, and the volume of trade exchanges between the two countries ranges between 4 and 5 billion dollars annually.”

On Sunday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrived in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for a 3-day official visit, and was received by Turkish Vice President Fuad Oktay.

Tebboune’s visit comes at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a previous statement by the Communications Department of the Presidency of the Turkish Republic.

Erdogan and Tebboune will chair in Ankara on Monday the first meeting of the High-level Cooperation Council between the two countries.

While Tebboune will chair, alongside Erdogan’s deputy, the Turkish-Algerian Business and Investment Forum in Istanbul on Tuesday.

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