Al-Halboosi visits Kuwait and meets its Emir

 

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi met, on Wednesday, the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

The meeting discussed the bilateral relations, means of enhancing joint cooperation between Iraq and Kuwait in all fields and stressing the necessity of stabilizing Iraq, which will contribute to stability in the region through the support of the international community and friendly countries.

The meeting also discussed the support of the Iraqi government in the field of electric energy and the provision of quick alternatives to long-term projects to link Iraq to the electrical system of the Gulf States, as well as reference to the need to follow the outcome of the donor conference in Kuwait and identify the priorities that Iraq needs; to start turning them into projects on the ground .

The meeting reviewed the contribution of the international community to the reconstruction of liberated cities, the return of displaced people and their stability, and the signing of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development with the Reconstruction Fund for Iraq, grant it $ 85 million in the total grant of $ 100 million aimed at establishing new projects for rehabilitation of the health sector, which include building, qualifying and equipping 32 health centres and hospitals distributed to affected governorates.

The joint security cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, activating the trade movement between the two countries and the high coordination was also discussed in order to provide all facilities for Iraqi and Kuwaiti merchants.

The Parliament Speaker arrived in Kuwait on an official visit and was received by the Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, Marzouq Ali al-Ghanim.

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Media Office
Of the Parliament Speaker
Feb 13, 2019