Tuesday April 5, 2011
Iraq, Kuwait make headway in all outstanding issues -- PM
BAGHDAD, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said Monday the talks on all outstanding issues, left over by the defunct regime of Saddam Hussein, with neighborly Kuwait made a good progress.
Al-Maliki said, during his meeting here with ambassadors of the European Union members to Iraq, his government is battling to stabilize Iraq and improve ties will all neighbors particularly Kuwait.
"The government was able to settle all the security problems relating to neighboring countries," Al-Maliki was quoted by a statement issued by his office and obtained by KUNA.
"We seek to build neighborly ties based on mutual respect, mutual interests and non-interference in each other's domestic affairs," he said.
The Iraqi leader reaffirmed opposition to existence in Iraq of armed group that launch attacks against neighboring countries such as the anti-Turkey Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in north Iraq and the anti-Iran Ashraf organization in east Iraq.
He asked the heads of EU diplomatic missions in Iraq to encourage their respective governments to back the stabilization of his country. On their part, the EU diplomat renewed determination to offer help to Iraq in all fields particularly the security stabilization and economic recovery.
