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Falah Mustafa, head of the Foreign Relations Department
IRBIL, Oct 28 (KUNA) -- The government of Iraq's Kurdistan province
welcomed Monday the opening of a consulate of the State of Kuwait in the
provincial capital, Irbil.
"The government of (Iraq's) Kurdistan province welcomes the opening of the
consulate of the State of Kuwait in the province, and believe it is a good and
positive step that will pave way for cooperation in many domains," Falah
Mustafa, head of the Foreign Relations Department at the government, told KUNA.
He said the consulate would contribute to exchange of visits, and promotion
of economic, cultural and political relations.
Mustafa said the government was awaiting the visit of Kuwait's Ambassador
to Iraq to discuss technical details of the opening of the consulate.
The Secretariat of the Iraqi cabinet instructed the Foreign Ministry
yesterday to take necessary measures to open the consulate in Irbil, and
reopen Kuwait's consulate in Basra. (end)
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