Turkey: AK Party Edirne Deputy Fatma Aksal will hold talks to release water from Bulgaria

Published 2024년 7월 1일

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The article highlights the ongoing efforts to address the decreased flow rate of the Tunca River, which has affected the irrigations of paddy fields, by Turkish and Bulgarian agricultural ministers. The Minister of Agriculture İbrahim Yumaklı is planning to meet his Bulgarian counterpart to discuss the release of water from Bulgaria to alleviate the issue. In other news, Fatma Aksal, AK Party Edirne Deputy, has reassured wheat producers that the Soil Products Office (TMO) will purchase all wheat offered by citizens, and emphasized the importance of productivity over price in agriculture. Aksal also mentioned the progress of the Çömlekköy Dam project, which aims to provide relief to producers in the Meriç region by regulating the water flow from the Tunca River.

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AK Party Edirne Deputy Fatma Aksal said that the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı will meet with his Bulgarian counterpart to release water from Bulgaria to the region where the paddy fields became unirrigated as the flow rate in the Tunca River dropped to 2 cubic meters per second. Aksal said, "As far as I know, the Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and our Minister of Agriculture will meet this week. Our President also intervened before. If necessary, our President will intervene again." AK Party Edirne Deputy Fatma Aksal visited the council members who took office in the Provincial General Assembly after the 31 March 2024 Local Government General Elections and expressed her best wishes. Aksal also attended the council meeting and answered the questions of the council members. In response to the questions, Aksal devoted a large part of his speech to agriculture. 'TMO WILL BUY THE WHOLE PRODUCT' Aksal, who was reminded that the producers were not satisfied ...

Source: Sondakika