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Turkey’s special representative to Iraq, Murat Ozcelik, traveled to Baghdad on March 20, the Turkish Daily News reported March 21. Described as a follow-up to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s March 7 visit to Ankara, the primary item on the agenda during Ozcelik’s visit has been accelerating efforts to open a consulate in the southern Iraqi, oil-rich city of Basra. According to the Daily News report, the Turks seek to open the diplomatic post within two months. The Turkish envoy is expected to meet with Iraqi Foreign Ministry officials and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, to discuss the matter during his visit.

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