Iraq-Turkey highway discussions

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Dreamstime.com" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <div class="image-caption">A new highway is planned to link Iraq and Turkey – image courtesy of © Angela Perryman| Dreamstime.com</div> </div> <div> <div><p>The new 1,200km highway connecting Iraq and Turkey will revitalise transport for the region. The respective transport ministers of Turkey, Iraq and also the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have been involved in discussions over the planned highway project.</p><p>Building a new highway between the port of Basra in Iraq with Mersin in Southern Turkey will provide an important trade route for the region. 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