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October 1, 2011
Biden vowed to ensure the security of Kuwait after the withdrawal from Iraq
Neighbourhood: - praised the Kuwaiti ambassador to Washington Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, the results of the talks held by Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad last night with Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army Michael Mullen.
The new U.S. Vice President U.S. commitment to the security of the Gulf and America's partners in the region.
A press release said the White House that U.S. Vice-President and Prime Minister of Kuwait in search of a range of regional issues, political and security, including the changes that take place in the region, due to the spring of the Arab, and the importance of resolving outstanding issues between Kuwait and Iraq.
They also stressed - in the light of the twentieth anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait this year - the fixed long-term relations between their countries, and expressed pride in the strength of their bilateral relations.
He said the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the Prime Minister discussed a number of topics of common interest with Biden, especially bilateral relations, as said Biden, the U.S. commitment to the security of Kuwait in particular, and the security of the Gulf region in general, something that was appreciated and commended by the Prime Minister.
And Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah said that HH the Prime Minister raised with Biden's file Kuwaiti detainees in Guantanamo, Fawzi al-Odah and Faiz al-Kandari, explaining to him the great importance of this issue for the Kuwait government and people, and asked him to make every effort to release, indicating that the Vice President promised to His Highness the Prime Minister to give serious consideration to this file.
Sheikh Salem said that there is correspondence in full conformity to the overall issues that were discussed, noting that the two sides discussed the issue of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
He stressed that the Prime Minister was keen to raise this issue with Biden, being the first official in the administration for the Iraq dossier.
He said the Kuwaiti ambassador said that Biden's commitment to the security of the United States of Kuwait, and the security of the region in the wake of that withdrawal.
He noted that the two sides discussed a number of regional issues of common interest, confirming the presence of mismatch in views between the two parties fully.
To meet Hillary - Ambassador Sheikh Salem after meeting his with Clinton that «the dialogue between the two sides revolved around a number of bilateral issues and regional and international issues of common interest», adding that the Prime Minister discussed with U.S. Secretary of State issue of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and developments in the Arab world The so-called Arab spring.
Sheikh Salem said that the Prime Minister discussed with Clinton one of our detainees at Guantanamo «and told her it was a popular cause major priority of the political leadership in Kuwait».
He added that the Kuwaiti ambassador Kuwaiti detainees in Guantanamo, Fawzi al-Odah and Faiz al-Kandari two of the people of Kuwait», pointing out that His Highness the Prime Minister asked that Clinton is doing its best to release them.
He stressed that «His Highness the Prime Minister expressed to Secretary of State of Kuwait is ready to provide all the guarantees required by the U.S. side, to reassure them that these detainees did not pose a future threat to the United States, which is a key concern to the United States».
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