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In his speech at the 23rd session of the Gulf Cooperation Council-European Union (GCC-EU) Ministerial Council, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled reiterated Kuwait’s opposition to any attempt to divide Iraq. He urged Iraqis of all political hues and sects to resort to dialogue to iron differences and to retain national unity and stability. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled also voiced Kuwait’s strong condemnation of bombing attacks that target innocent people and government institutions across Iraq. He shed lights on the recently-reached agreements with Iraq to resolve the outstanding issues, mainly the maintenance of border markers, the return of seized Kuwaiti government archive and properties as well as the return of Kuwaiti prisoners of war and missing persons. The Kuwaiti top diplomat citied as a clear example of the development in bilateral relations with Iraq, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah’s recent visit to Baghdad which was crowned with hammering out several agreements and memos of understanding for cultural, transport, diplomatic, education and environment cooperation. For her part, Kuwait Ambassador to Brussels Nabilah Al-Mullah told KUNA that Kuwait was keen on referring to the development in relations with Iraq in the final statement of the meeting. She added that the meeting tackled the political developments in Iraq, Syria and different Middle Eastern countries as well as a number of issues relative to GCC-EU economic cooperation. Later, Sheikh Sabah and his accompanying delegation departed Manama after the conclusion of the GCC-EU meeting.
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