Iraq hopes that land transport agreements with Jordan and Egypt will come into effect soon. Iraqi Minister of Transport Wahab al-Hasani emphasizes the importance of strengthening Arab cooperation in the field of transport, during the meeting of Arab Ministers of Transport in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Al-Hasani emphasizes the strategic importance of the "Development Road" project, which stretches over 1,200 kilometers from Basra to the Turkish border. The project aims to connect the large port of al-Faw in southern Iraq to Turkey via land roads and railways, to facilitate the transport of goods between the Gulf and Europe. Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates signed a four-way memorandum of understanding regarding the project in April 2024.

Iraq hopes that land transport agreements with Jordan and Egypt will come into effect soon. Iraqi Minister of Transport Wahab al-Hasani emphasizes the importance of strengthening Arab cooperation in the field of transport, during the meeting of Arab Ministers of Transport in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Al-Hasani emphasizes the strategic importance of the "Development Road" project, which stretches over 1,200 kilometers from Basra to the Turkish border. The project aims to connect the large port of al-Faw in southern Iraq to Turkey via land roads and railways, to facilitate the transport of goods between the Gulf and Europe. Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates signed a four-way memorandum of understanding regarding the project in April 2024.