Turkmen Seman Ağa, who was elected as the Minister of State in Iraq, spoke to AA

After being elected as Minister of State, Ağa answered the questions of AA correspondent in Baghdad.

Emphasizing that they will be the voice of not only the Turkmens but also all ethnic and political segments in Iraq in the new period, Ağa stated that they will also contribute to the development of Iraq-Türkiye relations.

Ağa said that for the first time in the Iraqi government, a minister from the ITF will be in the cabinet and continued as follows:

"For the first time, we will start working as a ministry as someone who was trained in the ITC organization. We could not have done this without the support and votes of the Turkmen nation. May the entire Turkmen nation be blessed."

Ağa stated that the process of assigning ministerial positions to Turkmens started with the proposal of Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi.

"A Turkmen brother of ours will continue to serve as governor in Kirkuk"

"We promised to take on the role of Governor of Kirkuk, which we could not undertake for 100 years, and we achieved this alternately." Agha said, adding that a Turkmen would once again fill the governor's office that will be vacated by him.

Ağa explained the process for the election of the new Kirkuk Governor as follows: "There are approximately 14 months left until the local elections. For a few more months of this period, the governorship will be held by the Turkmens, and in the remaining period, it will pass to the Arabs. In the next few days, the Kirkuk Provincial Council will convene and a Turkmen brother of ours will take over the governorship duty. May our nation be at peace." He explained it with his words.

Pointing out that Iraq and the Middle East are going through a critical period, Ağa said:

"It is of great importance that the Turkmens and the Iraqi Turkmen Front are represented in the Council of Ministers. Our message to our nation is this: This ministry is not only the ministry of the Iraqi Turkmen Front, but also of all Turkmens.

We will represent not only the ITC but all Turkmen political parties and the Turkmeneli geography. At the same time, we will work to serve all the Iraqi people."

Iraqi State Minister Ağa stated that they have the vision of participating as a single electoral bloc with ITC and other Turkmen political parties in the upcoming elections.

We will also contribute to the relations between Iraq and Türkiye

"As all Turkmen, Sunni and Shiite alike, we will act in unity and be the voice of all Turkmen political parties." Ağa said, "During our period as Governor of Kirkuk, we did not discriminate between Turkmens, Kurds, Arabs and Christians. We will represent all ethnic groups in the Council of Ministers and serve all provinces and people of Iraq." he said.

Ağa stated that as an Iraqi Turkmen minister, they will also contribute to the development of relations between Türkiye and Iraq.

The Turkmen Minister said, "We will work in cooperation with other Iraqi ministers on common issues that concern the two countries, such as water, energy, trade and security, especially the Development Path Project." he said.

Muhammed Seman Ağa stated that Prime Minister Zeydi will give him the responsibility to work on important files and said, "I believe and hope that, as a Turkmen minister, we will make significant contributions to our people living in these lands and our country in the next 4 years." He concluded his words by saying.