A written statement issued by the Turkish presidency said talks will be held between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and al-Abadi, stressing: “Apart from regional issues, improving cooperation between Turkey and Iraq in all fields will be discussed” during the visit, Hurriyet daily reported.
Turkey had pledged $5 billion for the reconstruction of Iraq at a conference last year.
It also intensified its offensive against the PKK in northern Iraq and established more than a dozen regional bases in the region.
The Turkish army has recently intensified its aerial and ground offensives into northern Iraq where the PKK has its main headquarters and training camps.
Turkey and Iraq will also discuss opening a new border gate along the Turkish-Iraqi border during al-Abadi’s visit to Ankara. The two countries had a preliminary agreement to open the new gate in the Ovakoy part of the border.
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