| The next inevitable step after this story from a few days ago and the Iran PressTV article below. |
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire....
’s ambassador to Iraq said Tuesday that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was told by
In a news conference in Baghdad, ambassador Fatih Yildiz said "We had informed Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during his visit to Turkey in 2017 that we had completed the construction of the (Ilisu) dam and were preparing to fill it," adding that "we listened to fears voiced relating to the filling of the dam from the Iraqi side, and did postpone it, which cost us a lot".
The ambassador said dialogue between both sides will continue in relation to the project, adding that the agreement between both countries provides for releasing enough water quantities.
Yildiz dismissed media reports that the dam could cut water supply to Iraq, adding that it serves power generation rather than irrigation.
Iraq has detected a drop in water levels at the Tigris River in Baghdad and djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
, which aroused fears of drought resulting from the
Iraqi water resources minister said in statements two days ago that Turkey violated understandings with Iraq by starting to fill the dam last March.
Iraq’s Abadi criticizes Turkey for 'political' dam filling
[PRESSTV] Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has criticized
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for holding water behind a dam, a decision which affects irrigation in Iraq, saying the move serves Ankara’s internal political purposes.
"... the whole issue is political and electoral, and Turkey is trying to use it to win the votes of its farmers", Abadi said Tuesday, making a clear reference to the upcoming snap votes in Turkey where the AKP party of president Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...is seeking to consolidate its ruling position.
Abadi said filling the basins at Ilisu earlier than expected would not affect Iraq’s supply of drinking water but insisted that his government would pursue the case in contact with Turkey and neighboring Iran, which would also be affected by Turkey’s decision.
However,
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Turkey’s ambassador to Iraq said that his country had earlier informed Abadi’s administration of the decision about Ilisu, adding that it won’t harm Iraq’s interest.
"We will not take any step without consultation with the neighboring country on how we can cooperate and provide support during any problem," Fatih Yildiz said in a briefing in Baghdad, adding, "This is an important matter for both countries."
Turkey’s Ministry of Forest and Water Management said only a portion of the water running through Ilisu had been held. A front man of the ministry said the operations would not affect the flow of water on the Tigris as Turkey was "partially" filling the dam’s basin by closing one of the valves on the first of three diversion tunnels. The official said the two other tunnels would be closed three and six months later respectively.