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Iraq’s new prime minister visits Turkey for talks on pipeline and security
Ali al-Zaidi is discussing a proposed pipeline and $60 billion in U.S. deals as Iraq seeks new export routes and closer ties with Turkey.
- On Tuesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi arrived in Ankara to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with discussions covering pipeline construction, energy, security, trade, transportation and water management.
- Al-Zaidi's visit builds on roughly $60 billion in U.S. company agreements signed after his earlier talks with President Donald Trump, including partnerships to create alternative oil shipping routes from the Persian Gulf.
- One project under consideration is a pipeline connecting Basra to Haditha, then to Ceyhan port in Turkey and Baniyas on Syria's coast, aimed at reducing Iraq's export exposure to Gulf tensions.
- Security discussions occur as Turkey pursues talks to end its decades-long conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party, whose fighters operate from northern Iraq; last year the PKK announced it was laying down arms.
- Al-Zaidi's Ankara stop marks his third foreign visit since taking office, following trips to Washington and Tehran, while Turkey plans legislation with limited amnesty for some militants returning from northern Iraq.
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