国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey, Iraq agree to work together to address regional water issues
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 6-- <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bagdad">Bagdad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longstanding">longstanding</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Veysel">Veysel</span> <span word="Eroglu">Eroglu</span>, <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 25 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Jamal">Jamal</span> <span word="Adili">Adili</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Turks">Turks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="droughts">droughts</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span>-<span word="Euphrates">Euphrates</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transboundary">transboundary</span> <span word="basin">basin</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Euphrates">Euphrates</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="roadmap">roadmap</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p>
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