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AK Party Afyonkarahisar Deputy Dr. Veysel Eroğlu said that taking down of 8 percent of VAT to 1 percent for egg wholesalers consists of the first step for the opening of exports and to eliminate the difficulties of egg producers. Member of Parliament and Special Representative of Iraq Dr. Veysel Eroğlu evaluated the latest position of the VAT reduction for egg wholesalers and the problem of egg exports to this country. Eroğlu underlined that VAT should be reduced as the first step in order to reopen the export of eggs and that it has been done, "I had talked with the Iraqi administration on egg export in July. But the parliament brought a ban on imports including our country especially for the purpose of encouraging domestic production. But now the egg is going from other countries, but it is 3 times expensive. We all aware of it. Afterwards Ambassador Hasan Jannabi who is also my counterpart and my old friend, gave us some recommendations. We determined what to do in Istanb...

Turkey's ambassador to Baghdad Fatih Yıldız invited the Minister of Agriculture Salih Hasani to Turkey while passing the expectations of Turkish egg producers. Turkey's ambassador to Baghdad Fatih Yıldız, said in a statement from Twitter accounts, visited the  minister in his office in Baghdad in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry cooperation issues, he said they discussed. After bringing Iraq's prohibition to egg imports, voicing message the expectations of Turkey, "Iraqis need eggs so I emphasized that we expect to open the way for Iraq to re-egg imports," he said. Indicating that the Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli and the egg producers in Afyonkarahisar invited Salih Hasani and noted that on the visit of Iraqi Minister, Turkey will have the opportunity to review all aspects.