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KUWAIT, Nov 10 (KUNA) -- President of Iraq Barham Saleh, accompanied by an official entourage, is due to begin an official visit to Kuwait on Sunday for holding official talks with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
This was announced by an Amiri Diwan statement on Saturday.
Earlier in Baghdad, Iraqi Presidency said in a statement that the president would begin a Gulf tour starting in Kuwait to discuss with leaders of the regional countries how to build "best relations" with Baghdad.
The official Iraqi statement said that the president, during his talks with the Kuwaiti leaders, would discuss ways of boosting the bilateral relations, noting that his regional whirlwind will include the UAE.
This regional mission is part of Iraq's efforts to build the best form of ties with the Gulf and Arab states, it said, in addition to setting up bases for good neighborliness, examining "economic and development integration." (end)
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