Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Baghdad, SANA- Syria participated in the activities of the Baghdad International Water Conference 4th Edition which launched Sunday in the Iraqi capital under the slogan “Towards a better water future: Together we can” todiscuss water challenges and international relations and to strengthen partnerships in the vital file.
Minister of Water Resources, Eng. Hussein Makhlouf, said in his speech that cooperation in the field of water issues has become a necessity in light of the interconnection between water-related issues and all the challenges we face.
Makhlouf added that Syria highly appreciated cooperation in the field of water in line with international law to preserve water rights and achieve water security, stressing the need to lift the unjust and illegal siege imposed on the Syrian people.
He affirmed the importance of commitment to international water agreements with neighboring countries and seeking to obtain fair shares of international river water on a permanent basis in order to avoid negative effects on agriculture, development, environment and health as a result of the decrease in abundance.
For his part, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Tamim stressed that the upstream countries must guarantee the actual needs of the downstream countries in accordance with international law, calling for the rationalization of water consumption to face the serious challenges of climate change.
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