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00:00about the schedule of these agreements and the extent of their continued success with us from
00:05Basra.
00:06Dr. Farhan Al-Fartousi, he is the general manager of the Iraq-based public company.
00:10Welcome.
00:11Welcome.
00:12Let's talk about the most prominent of these agreements and the one related, of course,
00:17to the covered line, which may contribute to the movement of trade between the two countries.
00:24We are talking about the development road project, which is a wild road and a railway
00:29that extends from Iraq to Turkey and its ports.
00:32Its length is about 1,200 kilometers inside Iraq.
00:35The goal is to transport goods between Europe and the Gulf countries.
00:38How successful is this project?
00:40Thank you very much, Madam.
00:44This project is considered the largest economic project, which is a continuation of the Al-Far
00:53project.
00:54As I mentioned, the length of the project is 1,200 kilometers inside Iraq and extends
00:59to Turkey, ascending towards the sea and Turkey's wild roads, and extends towards the
01:05Caucasus countries.
01:06In the same way, it extends towards Europe.
01:09When this project is called a development road, it means that Iraq will form a comprehensive
01:18development road to Iraq in addition to the region, as it is considered the shortest
01:26land road to transport maritime trade from the east to the west.
01:32This is the goal, especially since the Al-Far port was prepared based on the study of
01:41the Al-Far port.
01:43The Al-Far port will be a global transit station.
01:49In addition, the corridor, which will form the development road, will be specialized
01:56in transporting goods.
01:58It will be specialized in a wide area on either side of the road as a comprehensive economic
02:04belt.
02:05The Al-Far port will have a larger role than a regional one, which will adopt a future
02:11transport of gas and a future transport of electricity to transport light communications
02:16corridors.
02:17Therefore, it will be a comprehensive project.
02:20Iraq, according to it, is correct.
02:23The study of the chart has proven that this project is successful.
02:28The economic and geopolitical depth of this project confirms its success, and the willingness to study the schedule also confirms the success of this project.
02:43Our communications with the parties that will be active in implementing this project, their expectations, and the demand to enter into this project also reflect the success of this project.
02:56Doctor, there were some disagreements between Baghdad and Ankara in many high-profile issues.
03:04To what extent is this visit considered a new stage of overcoming all this past and returning to what relates to this road, the one with the highest cost of 17 billion?
03:16And you are looking for financial ways. What is the nature of these ways? Are there countries that can also participate?
03:25As you know, the economy unites and removes all divisions. The outlooks for the revival of the peoples also remove these divisions.
03:36Therefore, today, Iraq has agreed with Turkey, and many details will be removed.
03:44Inshallah, this economic project will make Iraq and Turkey, I expect, during this decade, the largest international economic project,
03:56which is a success by all standards. For this reason, you find that the Turkish delegation, the Qatari delegation, and the UAE delegation yesterday were very large.
04:07Especially the Turkish delegation, since the project is divided between Iraq and Turkey, and Qatar and the UAE are considered complete parts of the project,
04:21and at the same time, a part of the economic path. For this reason, the project has become profitable.
04:26Dr. Farhan, I don't want to be pessimistic, but there are always obstacles or challenges.
04:35Perhaps other countries will be the point of passage on their lands, perhaps they will oppose the completion of this project.
04:43Will all of Iraq and Turkey look for ways to compromise? I will not say that they will agree, but it is likely that we will face these obstacles in the future.
04:57No, I agree with you on this matter, because the studies of the schedule showed that there is a clear increase in the size of global trade.
05:10Today, we have established a figure of 800 million containers that are being traded globally.
05:17The increase by 2050 will be 1.5 billion. The size of the Suez Canal is 10%.
05:26Today, 83 million containers are being traded.
05:31Therefore, there is an increase, and the Suez Canal must be expanded in the coming years.
05:36At the same time, there must be ways to help the Suez Canal to transfer global trade between the East and the West.
05:45We know that 80% of the world's trade is produced in the East, mainly in China.
05:54Therefore, this project will be successful, because it is a way to save global trade from the East to the West.
06:03You know that the sea passages cannot be increased.
06:07Therefore, it is necessary to open land passages to help the sea passages in transferring trade to the West.
06:16In addition, Western technology cannot be left out.
06:22There is a technology that is exclusively manufactured in the West, and it must be transferred to the East.
06:28This is a very important point.
06:31Sometimes you find that there are goods that are transported through the air.
06:36Why? Because these goods are expensive, and they need to be delivered to the beneficiaries quickly.
06:44But at the same time, there are important goods that are transported through the air.
06:49Therefore, when I shorten this road by 15 days, these companies will be able to deliver goods through this road to the beneficiaries.
07:00Yes, that's right.
07:02This is because the quantities are larger.
07:05Mr. Farhan, let's move on to another topic, the issue of real and strategic water.
07:10You know about the lack of financial agreements on the banks of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
07:14To what extent has this important grant been withdrawn through these negotiations and this kind of transfer in the Iraqi-Turkish relations?
07:25Mr. President Erdogan has reached Iraq under the leadership of a very large delegation.
07:32This is a good intention from the Turkish side.
07:36On the contrary, it opens a new page of economic and political relations.
07:41As an Iraqi citizen, I am personally proud of this meeting and I am proud of signing these agreements.
07:50God willing, there will be clear cooperation between the two sides.
07:53In fact, it will increase the water supplies to strengthen the water situation in the Iraqi side.
07:59Good luck.
08:00Thank you, Dr. Al-Fartousi.
08:02You are the Director General of the Public Company for Iraqi Refugees.
08:05Thank you very much.