Iraq PM: "We're interested in relations with Kuwait"

BAGHDAD, June 11 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani said on Wednesday that his government attaches attention to Iraq's relations with Kuwait and that Baghdad is seeking to resolve the issues of missing Kuwaitis and properties, including national archives.
Al-Sudani made the remarks while meeting the ambassadors of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) permanent member states and European Union (EU) ambassadors, during which they tackled a set of regional and international issues.
During the meeting, the Iraqi prime minister underlined Baghdad's commitment to resolving the issues of Kuwait's missing citizens and archives in the context of bilateral cooperation, according to an Iraqi government statement.
Al-Sudan's statement came following a briefing by UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Mohammad Al-Hassan before the UNSC.
In his briefing, the representative welcomed increasing field missions and use of sophisticated technology to locate potential burial sites for missing Kuwaitis, and called for stepping up efforts and bolstering cooperation and coordination, including search for the remains of 315 still missing people.
Al-Hassan stressed that it is essential to speed up search for missing properties and bring them, in addition to national archives, back to the State of Kuwait, particularly following a recently welcomed resolution to reactivate the Joint Kuwaiti-Iraqi Committee on Missing Kuwaiti Properties. (end) ahh.mt