BAGHDAD, April 2 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Journalists Syndicate (IJS) organized a gathering late Sunday in honor of a visiting Kuwaiti media delegation in Basra.
The event was attended by Kuwait's Consul General in Basra Youssef Al-Sabbagh, IJS President Moayad Al-Lami and Iraqi journalists.
During the event, Al-Lami hoped that this visit would boost tourism between the two countries and encourage Kuwaiti investments in Basra.
On his part, Secretary General of Kuwait Journalists' Association (KJA) Adnan Al-Rashed hailed the level security and freedom enjoyed by Basra citizens nowadays. He also applauded the professionalism of Iraqi media and its prominent history in the Arab World.
Meanwhile, KUNA Deputy Director General for Editorial Affairs Saad Al-Ali said that Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations have notably developed recently. Kuwaiti media is set to shed light on the positive side of the new and current situation in Iraq, he noted.
The gathering involved dialogues on increasing media delegation visits between the two sides and boosting academic cooperation.
The Kuwaiti delegation included, in addition to Al-Rashed and Editor-in-Chief Al-Ali, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Anbaa Newspaper Youssef Al-Marzouq, Editor-in-Chief of Kuwait Times Abdulrahman Al-Ulayyan and Media Advisor at His Highness the Prime Minister's Diwan Hassan Al-Sayegh. (end) ahh.ag