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| Iraqi PM meets with Kuwaiti emir |
| 2007-04-25 |
| KUWAIT CITY - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki and KuwaitÂ’s Emir Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah on Tuesday discussed relations between the two Arab neighbours, state media said. Maliki arrived from Egypt on a two-day official visit, his second as prime minister of war-torn Iraq. State-run KUNA news agency earlier this week quoted a Maliki aide as saying he premier will urge Kuwait to reopen its embassy in Baghdad, closed in 1990 when the forces of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded the emirate. Kuwait has maintained it will reopen its embassy only after the security situation improves in the Iraqi capital. The Iraqi premier is also expected to urge oil-rich Kuwait to implement a decision to forgive most of the debt owed by Iraq, estimated at around 16 billion dollars. |
| Posted by:Steve White |