Dabbagh: Maliki's visit to Kuwait is still in place to resolve the differences

[Sara Johnson]

Dabbagh: Maliki's visit to Kuwait is still in place to resolve the differences

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 13:14 HITS: 72

Twilight News / said the Iraqi government, Wednesday, that the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kuwait still exists, stressing the keenness of the al-Maliki to visit Kuwait and end all outstanding issues between the two countries without any problems.

He said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told a news briefing seen by "Twilight News" that "the visit to be undertaken by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki still in place."

Al-Dabbagh said that the "date-Maliki's visit to Kuwait will be after the end of the parliamentary elections and the completion of all measures to form a government there."

Dabbagh said that "al-Maliki to meet with senior officials of the State of Kuwait is very important as it will focus on how to resolving the outstanding issues between the two countries, including the issue of compensation and the demarcation of the border as well as other files of interest to both countries."

He added that "Iraq is keen to strengthen its external relations with the brethren, especially the State of Kuwait."

The relations between Iraq and Kuwait tense continuous for several reasons, including the issue of border demarcation between the two countries and the insistence of Kuwait to keep Iraq under the table, the seventh item and not to waive its debt to Iraq, as well as continue to build a port Mubarak, despite Iraq's call to stop or change the location of its establishment because of its impact heavily on the navigation on the Iraqi territory.

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