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Iraq Keen on Strong Ties with Kuwait: President Kuwaiti FM Hands Letter from Amir to Iraq PM Established 1961 3 Local Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Iraq keen on strong ties with Kuwait: President Kuwaiti FM hands letter from Amir to Iraq PM Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi reads a letter from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Barham Salih meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, during his meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammad Al-Halbousi meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al- Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. Mohammad Al-Sabah. BAGHDAD: Iraq is keen to establish strong Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. During livered a letter from His Highness the Amir relations with Kuwait, based on the brotherly the meeting with the Iraqi President, Sheikh to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. ties and historical relationships between the Dr Ahmad conveyed greetings from the The letter is related to close relations be- two peoples, Iraqi President Barham Salih Kuwaiti leadership and people, and discussed tween both countries, ways of promoting said Sunday. A statement issued by the Iraqi with him issues related to bilateral ties. He also and developing them in various domains Presidency quoted Salih as saying, during his reflected Kuwait’s supportive stance towards and several issues of mutual concern. The meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh the stability and progress of the fellow Arab Kuwaiti foreign minister handed the letter Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah country. The Iraqi President, meanwhile, con- as he was welcomed by the Iraqi prime min- that the two countries took advanced ister during his official visit to the Iraqi steps in joint cooperation and collabora- capital of Baghdad. tion. The Iraqi President also stressed the Furthermore, the Kuwaiti official held importance of economic cooperation be- another meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minis- tween the two countries, considering that Iraqi President ter Fuad Hussein. The meeting touched on political and economic crises, as well as the ways to bolster relations and also focused spread of the coronavirus pandemic, re- invited to visit on recent regional and international devel- quire joint coordination in order to consol- opments namely the ones connected with idate the pillars of stability and peace and Kuwait the global fight against the novel coron- achieve both peoples’ prosperity. Accord- avirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ing to the statement, the Kuwaiti Foreign Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Moham- Minister conveyed to the Iraqi President mad also met with Iraqi Parliament Speaker an invitation from His Highness the Amir Mohammad Al-Halbousi. The two officials Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah veyed similar sentiments towards the Kuwaiti discussed ways of further boosting bilateral to visit Kuwait. leadership and people during his meeting relations and cooperation in different do- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein receives Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Sheikh Dr Ahmad visited Iraq on Sunday, with the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister. mains to serve best interest of the two coun- Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. representing His Highness the Amir Sheikh Earlier on Sunday, Sheikh Dr Ahmad de- tries and their people. — KUNA News in brief Institute postpones doctors’ interviews KUWAIT: The Kuwait Institute for Medical Special- izations announced that it will postpone personal in- terviews of doctors from June 28 to July 2. Dr Fawaz Al-Rifai, Secretary-General of the Institute, said that the interviews include applicants for specialized train- ing programs and fellowship programs for the Kuwaiti Board for the academic year 2020/2021, stressing the need for applicants to confirm the date of the inter- view by visiting or calling the institute in case they did not receive an email with the date of interview. Elderly care KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Maryam Al-Aqeel af- firmed Sunday that the elderly people are of the ministry’s priorities despite the coronavirus pan- demic situation. In a press statement on the occa- sion of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which falls on June 15, Aqeel said that Kuwait pays great attention to the elderly people, noting that the high number of senior citizens in the country proves the government’s care for this group, especially in the health aspect. The minister also affirmed that Kuwait issued Law 18/2016 that protects the eld- erly from violence and negligence. — KUNA 27 flights KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Avia- tion announced that 27 flights departed Kuwait In- ternational Airport yesterday, carrying a total of 4,758 passengers. They included 14 flights to Egypt, five flights to India, two flights to Qatar, two flights to Turkey, two flights to Ethiopia, one flight to Afghanistan, and one flight to Bulgaria. Curfew violators KUWAIT: Police arrested 10 curfew violators on Sunday, including seven Kuwaitis and three expa- triates, the Interior Ministry announced yesterday. The arrests were made as follows: Three in the Capital Governorate, one in Farwaniya, three in Mubarak Al-Kabeer, and three in Al-Ahmadi. .
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