The Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, affirmed that the “Development Road” project will facilitate the transportation of goods to all European countries without interruption through a road and railway extending from the Iraqi port of Al-Faw to the British capital, London.
Uraloğlu said in a statement followed by Shia Waves Agency that “Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, and the UAE signed a quadrilateral memorandum of understanding for cooperation on the Development Road project in Baghdad, under the patronage of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani.”
He emphasized that “the large Al-Faw port in Iraq is important in the project as a transit centre,” explaining that “the project will significantly reduce travel time between Asia and Europe through Turkey.”
The project will also work to increase international trade, facilitate the movement of goods, provide a new competitive transport route, and enhance regional economic prosperity.
