Dozens of deals scheduled to be signed during Erdogan's visit to Iraq

About 30 intergovernmental agreements are scheduled to be signed during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's upcoming visit to Iraq on April 22.

According to Hurriyet newspaper, the most important agreements will concern joint efforts to clear northern Iraq of PKK terrorists.

According to the newspaper, the talks in Baghdad and Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan are also scheduled to discuss the structure and functioning of the joint operational center for combating terrorism, the establishment of permanent Turkish bases in northern Iraq to a depth of 30-40 km and a security zone in the areas of Hakurk, Metina, Zap and Gara, where the main PKK bases are located.