Turkiye, Iraq sign MoU on voluntary return of Iraqi citizens

Turkiye and Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the voluntary return of Iraqi citizens, as both Ankara and Baghdad increasingly look to settle issues related to migration after decades of instability. According to the Turkish Interior Ministry, its Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, and Iraq’s Minister of Migration and Displacement, Evan Faiq Jabro, signed the Memorandum of Understanding in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Wednesday, with the aim to bolster cooperation between the two neighbours in managing migration more sustainably and securely. In a statement by the Interior Ministry, it said that the MoU “aims for a more sustainable and secure approach to migration management”, and that, as part of the agreement, “cooperation will be undertaken to prevent irregular and […]