The Managing Director of water department of Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province Yaser Rahbardin explored effects of Turkey’s construction of a border wall along its shared borders with Iran on water resources in Iran’s Bazargan City said in a meeting with a number of Turkish officials.
The city of Bazargan is a major border passage between Iran and Turkey.
Since the flow of water in border areas between Iran and Turkey has been blocked due to the construction of Turkey’s border wall which in turn leaves negative effects on natural and traditional water flow and resources from Ararat Mountain to the flats inside the Iranian territories, the issue was discussed by officials from both countries, said Rahbardin.
He said that the Turkish side was requested to make the required alterations at a certain period of time, and the Region’s Water Company, too, is commissioned to monitor the process.
The provincial water official emphasized that receiving the Sarisu River water share of Iran at Bazargan border crossing between the two countries’ 1955 Agreement is necessary, and it was agreed that the issue will be further surveyed at the expert level meeting of the two countries.
Rahbadin meanwhile said that clearing the path of Marmishu River that has been blocked due to Turkey’s road construction, too, was emphasized and we asked for returning the river path to its previous natural path in accordance with the protocol and Turkey was also commissioned to carry away the debris left from road construction from the Marmishu River bed.
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