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Sabah al-Maliki and emphasize cooperation to solve the problem of port Mubarak
Posted 01/08/2011 12:48 PM
BAGHDAD (Khaleej Times): Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the need for cooperation and coordination to resolve the outstanding issues between their countries, including the problem of building the port of Mubarak, Kuwaiti, who complain of Baghdad, it will suffocate the ports and damaging its economy.
This came during a telephone call he received from al-Maliki today, Emir of Kuwait, during which they "exchanged views on bilateral relations and the upcoming visit of the Iraqi delegation to the brotherly state of Kuwait to discuss matters relating to the establishment of the port of Mubarak." He welcomed the visit, Sheikh Sabah, the Iraqi delegation to Kuwait to resolve the problem of port Mubarak as "the two sides were to confirm the need for cooperation and coordination to resolve all outstanding issues between the two brotherly countries," said a press statement, Maliki's office sent a copy of it to "Culture" .
Earlier today, Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs Saleh al-Mubarak to build a port in its current effort to provoke Iraq, pointing at the same time that the Kuwaitis, Iraqis are brothers and there is no ready Nrab any Kuwaiti woman. He said during his meeting with a group of tribal leaders and dignitaries of Basra province, that "the construction of the port of Mubarak in the place specified is an attempt to provoke Iraq is not only" .. stressing the need "not to respond to the provocations that come from some lawmakers and members of the Kuwaiti government."
Al-Mutlaq said, "We look to the Kuwaiti They are our brothers and our loved ones and we do not have to be ready Nrab any Kuwaiti woman, as happened previously," saying that "Iraqis are suffering a lot of attempts to harm issued by the Kuwaiti side." He expressed the hope that al-Mutlaq "contribute to the Kuwaiti people clicking on those who are trying to ignite the fire of strife between the brothers" at the same time criticizing the "lack of cooperation shown by the Kuwaitis in the issue of debt owed by Iraq."
Yesterday the President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Osama Najafi, during a press conference in Baghdad that the Iraqi government is treating this problem, adding that Parliament had hosted earlier in the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari and transport Hadi al-Amiri to provide vision and their ministries on the subject, but their position was contradictory.
He added that the Iraqi delegation headed by a senior adviser in the Prime Minister Thamer Ghadban to leave for Kuwait this week, the head of a delegation of specialists to study the issue and discussed with Kuwaiti officials, and to report to the government and parliament to take a final position in the Sddh. Najafi and stressed that the House would not descend into positions of political or auctions are not justified on the subject of the port, but it is will depend on the facts in his positions, and will work to solve this problem quiet diplomatic dialogue, and in ensuring the rights of Iraq and does not harm its economy.
Iraq had formally requested last week from Kuwait to stop work temporarily while the port of Mubarak to ensure that the rights of Iraq in the shipping lines and the free navigation and security in the shared water are not affected in the event of construction of the port .. But confirmed the same day rejected Iraq's request, saying that it is not based on any legal basis and renewed emphasis on it is located within the Kuwaiti border and not hinder navigation in the Khor Abdullah.
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