Tehran, Ankara Explore Ways of Settling Aras River Disputes 

Iran and Turkey have agreed on setting up a permanent committee to explore and settle issues related to Aras River, a transboundary water resource that starts in Turkey and flows through Iran before it empties into the Kura River in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian made the statement during a visit to his Turkish counterpart, Fatih Donmez, in Ankara on Thursday, the Energy Ministry’s news portal reported.
Emphasizing the importance of regular meetings for exchanging views on shared water resources, Mehrabian noted that the two sides agreed to hold their first gathering to discuss legal and technical issues in January 2023.