UAE, Iraq, Turkey and Qatar sign Development Road project agreement - - in pictures

Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, second left, with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, third left, Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, third right, Qatar's Minister of Transport Jassim Al Sulaiti, second right, Iraq's Transport Minister Razzaq Al Saadawi, right, and Turkey's Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, left, during the signing of the Development Road framework agreement on security, economy, and development in Baghdad. Reuters
Mr Erdogan and Mr Al Sudani share a lighter moment, during the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Iraq, Turkey, Qatar and the UAE. AP
Iraq launched the $17 billion project last year to link a major commodities port on its southern coast by rail and road to the border with Turkey. EPA
Mr Al Mazrouei, left, and Mr Uraloglu, right, during the signing of the agreement. EPA
Mr Al Saadawi, left, and Mr Al Sulaiti. EPA
Mr Erdogan, second left, and Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, follow proceedings. Reuters