By Mubarak Al-Enezi
BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari said that the State of Kuwait has gained Gulf, Arab and worldwide weight and with its cooperation with Iraq and the rest of Arab and non-Arab countries, a new page of diplomatic relations for the good of the region and the world can be drawn.
Al-Jaafari said, during a meeting on Monday night with a delegation representing Kuwait Journalists Association which is currently on a visit to the Iraqi capital, that the Kuwaiti aid to Iraqi people is a "letter of gratitude" from the Kuwaiti people to their Iraqi counterparts, and that Kuwait's positions are always the focus of pride by all Iraqis.
He pointed to the great support provided by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for Iraq and his announcement during the 27th Arab summit hosted by the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott about Kuwait's intention to hold a donors conference for the city of Mosul.
He said Iraq will not forget those who stood with it and helped it at these special circumstances, indicating that Iraq is actually in need for such support for the construction of hospitals, schools and others.
He added that the Iraqi and Kuwaiti media have a great responsibility to shoulder at this time and must be the kind of media that investigates facts, come up with studies, recommendations, criticisms while offering solutions.
He described Kuwaiti media as diverse, brave and has a good culture and is considered a window on all political, economic, cultural and other aspects.
He said that Iraq is suffering from administrative corruption, bureaucracy and administrative routine, which drive investors away despite the presence of a very large investment opportunities in Iraq following a series of wars, stressing that Iraq possesses abundant oil, agricultural, water and tourism wealth.
He pointed out that neighboring countries are welcomed to invest in Iraq, a matter that would strengthen ties between these countries and Iraq being affected by the previous regime.
He said that the security situation drives tourists away from Iraq despite the variety of tourism attractions, stressing that the government is working seriously and intensively to fight administrative corruption, in addition to restoring security in Iraq, a matter which is noticed by everyone as security has improved a bit.
He added that the real infrastructure of national security and economy is the culture, saying that everything in the community, whether it was good or bad reflects on the culture of the country, stressing that the Iraqis do not have the culture of division or separation, adding that all partition attempts would be faced by Iraqis' unity, pointing out that this concern does not exist as before.
The Kuwaiti delegation included President of the Kuwait Journalists Association Adnan Al-Rashid, Deputy Director General for Editorial Sector and Editor-in-Chief of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Saad Al-Ali and head of local department in Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas Ibrahim Al-Saidi.
Also was present was Kuwait's Ambassador to Iraq Ghassan Al-Zawawi and other diplomats.(end).
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