Syria, Iraq and Turkey discuss water shortage

The Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroglu, Iraqi Minister of Water Resources Latif Rashid, and Syrian Minister of Irrigation Nadir al-Buni met in Ankara on 3rd September to discuss water shortages in the legendary Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which run through all three countries.

The meeting comes amid a diplomatic spat over Iraqi accusations that Syria is harboring terrorists. The Tigris River has plunged to record low levels according to Iraqi farmers. Iraq’s drought is a “catastrophe,” the nation’s officials said.

Baghdad and Damascus want Turkey, where the source of the Tigris and Euphrates is located, to increase the flow of water passing through its network of dams.

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See also:
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