Iraqi bloc leaders during their meeting recently (archive)
Kuwait - Haider Kazmi
Saw a Kuwaiti official high that the solution to the problem of the port of Mubarak, lies in the preparation of a draft integrated to work together with the port of Faw in Basra, and pointed out that Kuwait relies heavily on the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and the two sides are optimistic about the possibility of ending the outstanding issues, stressing that all the matters of "Visa" and "residence" for the citizens of both countries, will be decided during the upcoming visit.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, in remarks addressed to the "world" on Monday, said his country "is counting heavily on the state visit of President al-Maliki, to achieve the desire of the parties to complete the full range of bilateral issues and discussed, and resolved, and the starting to broader horizons between the two parties, "revealing that" all the issues of visa and residence of nationals of both countries who wish to work or residence or study, will be made in Maliki's upcoming visit. "
And on the difficulties facing the diplomatic work between the two countries and their impact on the postponement of the visit, said Sabah, who was speaking on the sidelines of the Iraqi media of Kuwait, that "the work of the two countries, diplomatic, political, did not face as yet no difficulties or obstacles," but he also said, "but the communication between the parties frozen as a result of the events taking place in a huge transition in Kuwait and Iraq, we have a big preparations for new legislative elections early next February, and this contributed to the postponement of Mr. Maliki's visit, and we are waiting to determine the new date for the visit. "
And the shadows the negative can be made by the problem of the port of Mubarak's visit al-Maliki, and the potential contribution to disturb the relationship between the two countries, he pointed out the morning that "the object port Mubarak will not affect the program of the visit of Prime Minister of Iraq, as we welcomed the delegations of art and we have the facilities necessary to visit the area the nature, and to report, and I think that the port of Mubarak will be integrated if the completion of the port of Faw, especially that we have in Kuwait look integrative economic can be mutually beneficial, if the work of the two ports together and jointly, and there is a chance for the future of a promising economic for both parties, if made this step. "
The official Kuwaiti high to say that "the right of the brothers in Iraq to ask what they want from the fears, and we communicate with them and allay these concerns, through technical teams competent," stressing that "there is no crisis between the two countries on the back of the port of Mubarak, and all that there is Kuwaiti development program related to this port. "
And on the achievements of the committees of the joint working which was formed during the past years, and the criticism which says it is ink on paper, seal Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister said, "If we reach understandings during the upcoming visit of the State President al-Maliki, the question of the fact that the work of the committees Almchertkh ink on paper will disappear, yet to translate its decisions on the ground. "
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