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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
BAGHDAD - Uday Hatem
Search the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki by telephone with his Kuwaiti counterpart Nasser Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah the upcoming visit of Iraqi delegation to Kuwait and the issues concerning the establishment of the port of Mubarak.
A statement by Maliki's office, that «the Prime Minister exchanged views with his Kuwaiti counterpart on bilateral relations and the upcoming visit of the Iraqi delegation to Kuwait to discuss issues concerning the establishment of Port Mubarak».
He pointed out that «the morning He welcomed the visit of the Iraqi delegation to Kuwait to resolve the issue of establishing Port Mubarak».
He called on Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs Saleh al-Mutlaq of the Kuwaiti people to the «pressure on those who are trying to ignite the fire of strife between the brothers». He said during his meeting with a group of tribal leaders and notables of Basra province, that «the issue of establishment of the port of Mubarak in this particular place to try to provoke Iraq is not only», strongly criticized the «lack of cooperation shown by the Kuwaitis in the issue of debt owed by Iraq».
The al-Mutlaq said he will stand «firmly against any attempt to expand cooperation with countries that are trying to hurt Iraq», he added: «We look to the Kuwaitis that they are our loved ones and our brothers, not ready to have that Nrab any Kuwaiti woman, as happened earlier, but we are at the same time we suffer a lot attempts to harm issued by the Kuwaiti side ».
Kuwait had begun to build a port Mubarak in April last Bubiyan Island, north of Kuwait. Iraq maintains that the port affects the shipping of the ports of Umm Qasr and Khor Al-Zubair, Khor Abdullah, which is strongly denied by Kuwait, also rejected a formal request made by Iraq last week to stop the business at the port, because it takes place on its territory.
The Speaker Osama Najafi, said that «the information provided by the Government contradictory and do not match», indicating that «there is a committee under the chairmanship of Advisor to the Prime Minister Thamer Ghadban will go to Kuwait for the project, study closely and report to the government and then to parliament for making the right decision» . He believed that «can be resolved through the forms of understanding through the diplomatic channels between the two countries».
But Anger's sufficient to say, «life» that «the visit has not been fixed so far», likely that «the place during the holy month of Ramadan». And refused to answer whether he sees potentials to resolve the issue, adding that «the visit did not get so that we can be optimistic or Nchaem».
In addition, deputies asked the blocks of different al-Maliki that «to the delegation, which includes plans to visit Kuwait MPs, especially from the province of Basra as the biggest victim of the establishment of the port».
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