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KUWAIT, July 23 (KUNA) -- Kuwait has donated power generators and fresh water, and will be providing oil by-products for Iraq in order to honor energy and water needs of the Iraqi people, two ministers said Monday.
Minister of Electricity and Water and Minister of Oil Bakheet Al-Rashidi briefed the cabinet that MEW donated power generators with a total production of 30,000 kilowatts and would be supplying Iraq with oil derivates.
Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan said the ministry dispatched fresh water tankers to honor needs of the Iraqi people.
The two ministers were briefing the government in its weekly meeting, chaired by Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, about acts to alleviate suffering of the Iraqi people upon instructions of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Kuwait granted Iraq 17 mobile power generators in light of the critical circumstances the Iraqi people are undergoing, chiefly a serious shortage of power, mainly in southern city of Basra.
His Highness the Amir had told Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi by phone that the State of Kuwait was ready to assist its neighbor to overcome the current turmoil, emphasizing that stability in Baghdad is among Kuwait's chief concerns.
Lack of public services and electricity have resulted in mass protests throughout southern Iraqi cities, with protestors demanding better services and more job opportunities. (end)
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