The economic expert Ahmed al-Kubaisi said on Tuesday that the threat of the Iraqi government to close the border crossings between the neighboring countries and the Kurdistan Region led to high prices of food and medicine in Baghdad and the rest of the Iraqi provinces.
"The prices of food and medical materials began to rise in Baghdad and the Iraqi provinces in general because of the threat to close the border crossings between Turkey and Iran with the Kurdistan Region."
He added that traders in Baghdad are currently afraid of the scarcity of food and medical materials coming across the Kurdistan Region, so prices began to rise significantly.
He stressed that if the Iraqi government to implement its threats to close the crossings with Turkey and Iran, Baghdad will be very affected and prices will rise to 200 percent.
It is noteworthy that the Ministerial Council for National Security met on Monday, under the chairmanship of Haider Abadi, and announced the adoption of new tough measures against the Kurdistan Region, including "the government's official request from Iran and Turkey to deal with the federal government exclusively with regard to border ports, and close all ports with these two countries until The receipt of its administration by the federal government, and the suspension of all commercial transactions and in particular concerning the export of oil and sale with the Kurdistan Region, and that deal with this file with the Iraqi federal government exclusively. "
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"The prices of food and medical materials began to rise in Baghdad and the Iraqi provinces in general because of the threat to close the border crossings between Turkey and Iran with the Kurdistan Region."
He added that traders in Baghdad are currently afraid of the scarcity of food and medical materials coming across the Kurdistan Region, so prices began to rise significantly.
He stressed that if the Iraqi government to implement its threats to close the crossings with Turkey and Iran, Baghdad will be very affected and prices will rise to 200 percent.
It is noteworthy that the Ministerial Council for National Security met on Monday, under the chairmanship of Haider Abadi, and announced the adoption of new tough measures against the Kurdistan Region, including "the government's official request from Iran and Turkey to deal with the federal government exclusively with regard to border ports, and close all ports with these two countries until The receipt of its administration by the federal government, and the suspension of all commercial transactions and in particular concerning the export of oil and sale with the Kurdistan Region, and that deal with this file with the Iraqi federal government exclusively. "
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