Syria welcomes Turkish initiative to start discussion on water

Syrian Minister of Irrigation Abdul Rahman Madani welcomed in special statements to Al Ahram Egyptian newspaper today said the Turkish initiative concerning holding a joint discussion between Syria, Iraq and Turkey to agree on a fair distribution of the waters of the Euphrates river and dividing these water among the three countries sharing this international river.

Madani said Syria asked for such a discussion long ago for its complete persuasion that discussion is the only way to solve problems among neighbors.

The Syrian minister, who was participating on top of a high ranking delegation in conference of the Arab water security which concluded its works in Cairo the day before yesterday, hailed the recommendations issued by the conference, especially those concerning denouncing Israel's theft of Arab waters.

The council which also recommended confirming on the Arab level demanding the international community to apply UN resolutions 242, 338 and 425.