As part of strengthening water and technical cooperation between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Iraq, the two sides today signed in Damascus the minutes of the bilateral technical meeting between the Syrian Ministry of Energy and the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Energy for Water and Electricity Affairs, Engineer Osama Abu Zaid, and the Technical Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources, Engineer Hussein Abdul Ameer Bakkeh, with the participation of technical delegations from both countries.

The minutes included agreement on several measures to enhance the management of shared water resources, most notably activating trilateral coordination between Syria, Iraq and Turkey regarding transboundary waters of the Euphrates River, establishing joint hydrological measurement stations on the Euphrates, enhancing the exchange of water data and information, conducting joint periodic water quality tests, as well as developing technical cooperation, building capacities, and exchanging expertise in water resources management and dam monitoring and operation.

The sides also agreed to prepare for the next meeting in a trilateral format with the participation of the Turkish side in March 2027. The signing of these minutes confirms the two countries' keenness to develop cooperation and Joint coordination and boosting the sharing of expertise and information, helping to improve the management of shared water resources and support water security in both countries.