The Iraqi Minister of Water Resources Mehdi Rasheed threatened to resort to international institutions to question Iran on its abuses of water rights.
Rasheed said during a press conference held in Diyala province bordering Iran: "We will resort to international community to obtain our water rights from Iran if the latter insists on cutting off all water resources from Diyala, including its refusal to comply with agreements to share the damages of regional water scarcity."
He added, "The Iranian side has not shown any response and is still cutting off water from the Sirwan, Karun, Karkheh and Alwand rivers and streams, which has caused severe damage to the residents of Diyala, wo directly depends on the water coming from Iran."
The Iraqi minister indicated that he doesn't prefer resorting to such solutions (international complaints), and the matter depends on the cooperation of the Iranian side according to the foundations of good-neighborly relations and common interests."
Al-Hamdani criticized "Iran's refusal to hold a meeting that was scheduled for mid-June, and was postponed due to the Iranian elections."
"They promised us to hold a meeting after the elections, but that did not happen."
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