DAKAR - Turkish FM and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Ali Babacan met his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari in Dakar on Tuesday.
During their meeting, Babacan informed Zebari that efforts have been speeded up to open Turkey's new consulate general in Basra.
Babacan and Zebari exchanged views on the upcoming meeting of countries neighboring Iraq, to be held in Kuwait on April 22nd.
The issue of Turkey's recent ground operation against terrorist organization PKK also came up during Babacan's meeting with Zebari. Babacan told Zebari that the goal of the operation was reached and the operation came to an end.
Zebari reiterated that Turkey and Iraq should hold direct talks regarding fight against terror.
Babacan is in Dakar to attend the meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
(SOL-ULG)