Syria , Iraq discuss fair water sharing

DAMASCUS, (ST)_Prime Minster Hussien Arnous discussed on Thursday with Iraqi Minister of Water Resource Mehdi Rashid al-Hamdani and the accompanying delegation coordination between the two countries in the fields of water and water resources and unifying stances in international forums to preserve their water rights from Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

 

Arnous affirmed the importance of enhancing joint work and raising coordination levels to obtain rights of the two countries in water of Tigris and Euphrates rivers and to get fair sharing between the country of the river head and that of the river mouth  in accordance with international laws and agreements signed in this regard.

 

He called for enhancing the joint coordination in order to achieve water security in the two countries.

 

For his part, the Iraqi minister stressed the need to unify stances regarding the issue of water, saying that the unconcern of the country of the river head of Euphrates and Tigris about the need of Syria and Iraq to water is unacceptable.

 

The two sides affirmed the need for joint action in international forums to force the Turkish side to abide by the international laws related to sharing river waters among the countries.

 

Basma Qaddour