According to CoinMeta, Turkey and Iraq issued a joint statement on November 8th, reiterating their commitment to continue cooperating in establishing the authority of the central government in the Sinjar region of Ninawa Province in northern Iraq, with the aim of ending the presence of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in that area. According to a statement released by the Turkish Presidential Press Service, Turkey will gradually take measures to hand over its Basika military base in Ninawa Province to the Iraqi government. The statement also noted that the two countries have decided to establish a joint security coordination committee to jointly verify and oversee the process of ending the PKK's presence in the Sinjar region.