By Mohammad Al-Mutairi
BASRA, July 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan said on Wednesday that his visit to Iraq came in line with Kuwait's leadership commands to boost commercial ties with Iraq.
In a statement for KUNA, Minister Al-Roudhan said that he and his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammad Al-Ani, visited Safwan-Al-Abdali crossing to check on proposed plans to develop the facility.
The development of the crossing will eventually lead to further commercial exchange between Kuwait and Iraq.
On his part, Al-Ani said the two countries will hold a meeting on September 5 to look into matters that will lead to more development in economic ties. (end) md.bb