08/01/2011Maliki: we seek to build better relations with all countries
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that Iraq sought to build better relations with all countries, especially Kuwait.
This came during a meeting at his office yesterday evening and the official media delegation from the Kuwaiti newspaper editors and officials of the Kuwaiti media different in the presence of the Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq, to the insured.
During the meeting, they exchanged talk about the situation in Iraq and developments in the political process and the democratic experience and the successes achieved by the Government in providing security and stability throughout the country, and restore Iraq to its natural surroundings and its relations with Arab, regional and international levels.
The government statement quoted Maliki as saying: "We are happy to meet with media professionals to meet Kuwaiti brotherhood and love, an opportunity and you are in your second and through your work to elevate how things are now in Iraq and the developments we have achieved in various fields."
The Prime Minister added that "Our key message now is how to look for the future, and configure the best relations with all countries, especially neighboring countries, which we are linked with the bonds of close ties and good and especially the State of Kuwait, not the dictatorial regime and its policies of aggression and reckless, but this mentality is over and will not return to it no background from which the two brother countries, neighbors. "
He continued: "You here to find out what we have achieved, and we face challenges, some would say why we were away for Relations with States, particularly Arab .. this was normal because we were preoccupied with the security aspect of what we face in this context, but having the ability to establish security and stability have moved the wheel of relations with Arab countries and the world, and the fruit of our relationship with the State of Kuwait to open embassies in Kuwait and Iraq in Baghdad, Kuwait, and then with the rest of the sister States and other countries. "
Maliki added by saying: "to the praise of God and after the stability we started to move towards the development of relationships, and we have great tasks in the field of construction and reconstruction, and we want to erase the negative image reflected in the minds of the observers for Iraq, and now affirm our desire to form good relations with all nations based on respect and exchange of interests and non-aggression on the other, non-interference in the internal affairs .. and we need your pens and your words in telling the truth, and through which we want to show that Iraq today is not Kaarac yesterday, today's Iraq, the government of national partnership representing all components of the Iraqi people. "
And on the new government, Prime Minister said: "We see the possibility of forming a government of nineteen of the Ministry, but it has become in this way to accommodate all the components to participate in the resolution, and so everyone can feel that inside the government," noting that "we have inherited many problems left behind by the former regime, but we determined to end it during this session of government. "
For their part, members of the delegation Kuwait Information about their satisfaction with the ongoing developments in Iraq, and the pursuit of the Iraqi government to turn the page of the past that caused by the former regime, and its intention to expand its relations with its Arab, regional and international cooperation in all areas, and we wish them (the government) of success and achieve all the aspirations of the people Iraqi construction, reconstruction, security and stability. "
It is said that the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, has confirmed during his meeting with the Kuwaiti delegation last week that the political leadership of the Kurdistan strong desire to strengthen relations with the State of Kuwait to serve the common interests, pointing out that the State of Kuwait a special place among the people of Kurdistan, praising the efforts of all of the Mohammed insured Kuwait's ambassador to Iraq, Mohammed Hussein Bahr al-Ulum, Iraq's ambassador to Kuwait for the development of relations between the two sides.
In the meantime, Deputy President Adel Abdul-Mahdi said the Iraqi relations - Kuwait has made considerable progress in recent years, and most issues had been fined between the two countries, and the rest are on the way to solve.
He said during his meeting with media delegation of Kuwait yesterday: "The peoples of Iraq and Kuwait were the victim of aggression of Saddam, has been pushed because of this aggression, a high price." He added that "Iraq after its liberation from the era of dictatorship, and in an atmosphere of democracy, is moving towards stability, and stability in spite of all problems facing it, and that the political process is moving steadily, the country has fought so far, five elections constituted a qualitative shift in the political scene.
He pointed out that "there is significant progress in Iraq's relations with neighboring countries and the region generally, and is now enjoy relations of friendship and brotherhood with all the countries of the region after it was during the reign of the former regime element of tension and concern," noting the importance of exchange of visits between senior officials in Iraq and Kuwait to consolidate and deepen relations between them and resolve the remaining outstanding matters.
Abdul-Mahdi also stressed the importance of cooperation between the countries of the region, pointing to the presence of wide spaces and to build strong ties in various fields.
He described the forthcoming Arab Summit in Baghdad as "an important milestone in achieving greater convergence and cooperation between Iraq and the Arab countries."
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