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GCC chief seeks to mobilize efforts to support Iraq

KUWAIT, Feb 14 (KUNA) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani called on the international community to work as a cohesive unit in order to restore stabiity and development to Iraq.
In his speech during a conference on reconstruction in Iraq, Al-Zayani said the Kuwaiti initiative was a testament to the country's commitment to fight terrorism and bring much needed peace to the war-battered nation.
He went on to congratulate Iraq on its military victory over the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Meanwhile, Al-Zayani's counterpart at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), D. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, hailed the Kuwait-hosted conference as yet another contribution towards a humanitarian cause. (end) fn.mk.nam