Kuwait Prime Minister in Iraq

Events that would appear revolutionary have a habit of appearing banal when no one is paying attention:

Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah was received at Baghdad airport by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and other officials.

The two prime ministers then met in “a positive atmosphere” and discussed steps to deal with outstanding issues in ties, said Ali Moussawi, a Maliki adviser. “The two sides showed their insistence on developing relations, and getting over problems of borders and economic and security files,” he added.

They agreed to form a committee to address outstanding issues, which will be jointly headed by the countries’ foreign ministers, Moussawi said.“The committees will meet soon, to find solutions via dialogue,” he said.

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, who accompanied Sheikh Nasser, said at a news conference that “there are several issues the Iraqi-Kuwaiti committee will discuss, including the issue of debts.”

He added that Kuwait is interested in investing in Iraqi infrastructure: “We have a real desire to set up bridges between two peoples, and there is a big Kuwaiti desire for investment in Iraqi infrastructure,” he said.

Sheikh Nasser’s visit is the first by a Kuwaiti prime minister to Iraq since Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah visited in 1989. In August 1990, Saddam Hussein ordered his forces to invade Kuwait. The invasion was quickly met with a concerted international military response that seven months later pushed Saddam’s forces out of the emirate.

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