Iran and Turkey: Water Supply
(asked on 8th February 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making, if any, to the governments of (1) Turkey, and (2) Iran, to regulate the flow of water into trans-frontier rivers at no less than the monthly average flow in recent years; and whether they will urge all states in the region to adopt the most efficient form of water use, particularly for crop irrigation.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 22nd February 2022
The UK has previously raised the humanitarian issue of water supplies with all relevant parties in the region. The UK encourages dialogue between Turkey and its geographical neighbours on all bilateral and regional issues.