Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser Al Sabah arrived in Iraq on Sunday to deliver a message from the country’s emir expressing support for the new government of Mustafa Al Kadhimi.
As well as meeting with President Barham Salih, the Iraqi prime minister’s office released a short statement to say Mr Al Kadhimi had received Mr Nasser and the visit was aimed at boosting bilateral ties.
Mr Nasser also delivered a written message from the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, and met with Iraqi parliamentary speaker Fuad Hussein.
The new Iraqi prime minister has expressed a desire to improve Gulf ties after taking office in May. Finance Minister Ali Allawi visited Kuwait on his way back from Saudi Arabia, the government’s first official visit.
PM @MAKadhimi receives Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, @anmas71 who delivered a written message from the of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and discusses bilateral relations, economic cooperation, and joint action to address common challenges. pic.twitter.com/4Nz2Jna5ZM
— Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقية (@IraqiGovt) June 14, 2020
“We want to create a kind of balance and integration between Iraq and the Gulf countries, which have a little role in the Iraqi economy,” Mr Allawi said last week. “Hopefully we will open a new page with regard to Gulf businessmen and the economic issues, especially with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.”
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