A brand new border gate between Türkiye and Iraq is about to be opened within the coming months, as a high Turkish official visited the location of the brand new facility on Monday.
Deputy Commerce Minister Riza Tuna Turagay inspected the development of the long run Umurlu Border Gate, positioned between Derecik in Türkiye’s japanese Hakkari province and northern Iraq’s Erbil.
Turagay stated that he got here to the location on behalf of Commerce Minister Mehmet Mus and that he was joyful to see the work.
Stating that their goal is to open the border gate as quickly as attainable, Turagay stated: “We know how important this is for the development of commercial relations between Türkiye and Iraq, how much it will contribute to the people of the region, and how it will bring vitality to the whole region.”
“The roads leading to the border are being built, and I hope it will be completed this year,” he added.
He stated the federal government is planning to open the border and join roads to passenger visitors “as soon as possible.”
Meeting with Turagay, locals additionally expressed their expectations for the gate to open.
Turagay left after visiting District Governor Abdulkadir Isik and talking with tradesmen and members of the general public.
Turagay was accompanied by a number of different officers together with Hakkari Governor Idris Akbiyik, Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Maj. Gen. Coskun Sel, Derecik Mayor Ekrem Cetinkaya, Provincial Police Chief Salavat Mete Pinar, and Provincial Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Chair Zeydin Kaya along with parliamentary candidates.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
