Parl. says Iraq’s water share condition for signing pact with Turkey

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi parliamentarian on Saturday said that the Parliament had stressed the addition of an article about Iraq’s share of water to the Iraqi-Turkish agreement as a condition for signing the pact. “During its today’s session, the Parliament recommended the cancelation of a vote on the draft resolution on a comprehensive Iraqi-Turkish agreement due to the absence of an article stipulating Iraq’s share of water,” a member of the agriculture, water and marshes committee, Mohan al-Makoutar, told IraqiNews.com news agency. Earlier today, the Iraqi parliament held a session under Speaker Iyad al-Samarraie to vote on a comprehensive Iraqi-Turkish agreement. SS (P) 1