Turkey and Iraq decided to establish two joint centers for security coordination, training and cooperation with the aim of combating terrorism.

Turkish diplomatic sources stated in press interviews today, Thursday, that Turkey and Iraq decided to establish a joint center for security coordination in Baghdad, and a joint center for training and cooperation in the city of Bashiqa, northern Iraq.

The sources stated that the two centers will enable the two countries to work together in the field of combating terrorism, especially the “PKK” organization / Kurdistan Workers’ Party /.

Earlier today, the fourth meeting of the Turkish-Iraqi high-level security mechanism was held in Ankara, as well as the first meeting of the Turkish-Iraqi joint planning group, headed by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, Hakan Fidan and Fouad Hussein.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency