Iraq's parliament speaker Halbusi heads to Ankara on official visit

Hibet al-Halbusi, speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives, headed to Ankara on Monday at the head of a parliamentary delegation for an official visit. The visit aims to strengthen parliamentary relations between Türkiye and Iraq and address items on their shared agenda.

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Iraq's parliament speaker Halbusi heads to Ankara on official visit

Hibet al-Halbusi, speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives, headed to Ankara at the head of a parliamentary delegation for an official visit.

Halbusi's visit aims to strengthen parliamentary relations between Türkiye and Iraq and address issues on the two countries' shared agenda.

Shared agenda items to be discussed

In addition to political and economic relations, the talks are expected to address issues related to security, water, energy, transport and trade.

The visit is being conducted at the official invitation of Numan Kurtulmus, speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye.

Iraqi prime minister previously visited Ankara

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi also paid an official visit to Ankara on July 28, where he was received by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex. The talks continued in bilateral and interdelegation meetings.