Kuwaiti Foreign Minister: There is a sincere desire to turn the page on the past

News November 4, 2014 8:57 
Confirmed First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the past three years have seen «sincere desire» of the State of Kuwait and Iraq in Collapse «last page» and discuss all outstanding issues over many years, confirming the completion of a number of files.

Said Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid, in a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the Foreign Ministry, yesterday, said that Kuwaiti relations - Iraq has made «constant and steady progress».

He stressed the keenness of the two leaderships, Kuwait and Iraq, to ​​promote and develop cooperation in all fields so as to contribute to the upgrading of the strong and prestigious university relations between the two countries, according to the Kuwait News Agency. He pointed to the sincere desire of the two countries in turn the page and search all the outstanding issues, stressing the completion of the two countries, a lot of files, where he is scheduled to hold a meeting of the Higher Committee joint ministerial before year-end to complete its work and discuss all areas of cooperation.

He stressed Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid's commitment to Security Council resolutions concerning the fight against terrorism and its financing and drain its resources, especially resolutions (2170) and (2178), referring to the international efforts to pay tribute to Kuwait in updating legislation and mechanisms on drying up the financing of terrorism. He said in this regard, that the road «long» to review these mechanisms and take advantage of «friends» in these areas, where facing countries in the region «devastating thought needs to be a comprehensive response is not limited to military operations». Asked about whether the bilateral talks included the issue of facilitating the granting of visas for Iraqi citizens to Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid expressed his thanks to Iraq to grant Kuwait to approve the opening of consulates general categories in Basra and Erbil, stressing that the Kuwaiti embassy in Baghdad and consulates Alkwytatin as well as the Iraqi embassy in Kuwait will work to find appropriate mechanisms in this regard and follow all binary files.

The visit saw the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari to Kuwait, which two days to continue his meetings with the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

In turn, al-Jaafari said that his meetings with the Kuwaiti leadership on bilateral relations between the two countries, stressing match of views between the two sides on Iraqi security and the threat Adahmh, along with the development of political relations, and open new horizons for the areas of bilateral cooperation. He stressed the keenness of Iraq and Kuwait on completion of binary files and complete what has been accomplished, pointing to the two countries' foreign agents meeting in Baghdad during the month of December (December next) to put into practice files.

Asked about the fear of the fall of al-Anbar province in the hands of the organization Daash fighters and their Iraqi welcome the intervention of US forces in Iraq, al-Jaafari said that «the conditions imposed on the city of Mosul were exceptional circumstances and led to get a setback, where Iraqi forces have stepped up their efforts to prevent this tragedy extends from Mosul to the sisters of the provinces. » He added that the Anbar theater operations saw Carr provided in some areas, where «Iraqi forces began to make significant progress and the good wins on the ground», indicating that it is not easy for the country «to accept any outside interference from any State or exceptional circumstances».

On whether the option of asking the United Nations to send peacekeepers to Iraq, al-Jaafari denied «Iraq put this desire», noting that the Iraqi initiative in the United Nations focused on air support operations, logistics and training devices and the exchange of intelligence information.

And Iraqi - Saudi relations, stressed his country's keenness to strengthen relations based on mutual respect with the geographical proximity of all countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, pointing to link the interests of big «moral and investment» with Saudi Arabia. Jaafari said that «the chill in relations exceptional case, though the parent is the return to normal relations.» And about his country's relations with Turkey, the minister denied the charge Jaafari to Ankara on supporting terrorism, pointing out that some Turkish statements created questions in the Iraqi media circles about the position of the overall terrorist events. He added that his planned visit to Turkey comes in the context of relations between his country and the geographical proximity, where «choose the most appropriate time for the visit.»

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