ANKARA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will visit Baghdad soon for talks on joint stance against the Iraqi Kurds' independence referendum and enhancing bilateral cooperation, Iraq's Ambassador to Ankara Hisham al-Allawi said on Friday.
"We are looking for a win-win position," Ambassador Hisham al-Alawi told reporters at a news conference in Ankara.
Two draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) texts were prepared for cooperation on energy field and they will be finalized during the visit by Turkish prime minister to Baghdad soon, he said, adding that the date of the visit has yet to schedule.
The ambassador also said Iraq wants to open a new border gate with Turkey in Fishkhabur crossing which will bypass Iraqi Kurdish region and will enable transfer from Turkey to Iraq through Mosul province.
Touching further military cooperation possibilities between two countries, he stressed needs for withdrawal of Turkish troops from the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq, an issue which has caused tension between Ankara and Baghdad.
Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey, Iraq and Iran would take joint countermeasures after an independence referendum by the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) on Sept.25.
Three countries will also form a tripartite mechanism to decide on closing the flow of oil from northern Iraq.
Moreover, Ankara launched joint military exercises with Iraqi troops on their borders.
But Baghdad has emphasized the parties should resolve the Bashiqa camp problem in order to make progress on other areas.
