PM Al-Kadhimi: Talks with Kuwait is essential to draw up a regional road map

Baghdad-INA
 
 
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi affirmed that discussions with political leaders in Kuwait are essential to draw up a regional road map.
 
Al-Kadhimi said in telephone statement with the Kuwaiti newspaper (Al-Rai), which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), on Sunday, that the direct sincere and fraternal dialogue between Iraq and Kuwait is the shortest way to consolidate relations, deepen cooperation, resolve differences and build foundations for a better future.
 
Al-Kadhimi added, discussing with the political leadership in Kuwait in these circumstances is very necessary to draw up a regional road map that clearly defines the changes in the region and ways to deal with them, pointing out that Kuwait has a wise vision in foreign policies based on a long and successful legacy of experiences and good initiatives.
 
He stressed, Kuwait’s participation in the conference will be essential and important, because all the topics that will be discussed during the summit are among Kuwait’s interests  and  its message for decades, that is, resolving differences by peaceful means, establishing principles of cooperation in place of conflict, consolidating the concept of sovereignty and non-interference in the affairs of others, and establishing economic blocks  to serve the interests of the peoples, and to prioritize the development issue over other priorities, stressing that peace in the region is an internal necessity for its states.
Regarding the files that he will discuss during his visit to Kuwait, Al-Kadhimi said: “With Kuwait in particular, the agenda is open pages from the heart to the heart. It is important that we establish the principle of good faith with the principle of good-neighborliness’, and most importantly that we deal with all files in accordance with legal and fraternal norms that serve the interests of both countries, in order to realize rights and to remove any impediments to cooperation. 
Al-Kadhimi highly valued the role played by the Iraqi-Kuwaiti joint committee in addressing all the files and the progress that took place on more than one level, stressing that: “Things must not be limited to addressing some outstanding issues only as important as they are, but we must expand on building on the common ones, which are many. There are opportunities for cooperation in various fields that should not be delayed, especially as we face major economic challenges.
 
As he indicated that: a stable, secure, and economically comfortable Kuwait is an Iraqi interest, and a stable, secure, and economically comfortable Iraq is a Kuwaiti interest.