KUWAIT, July 16 (KUNA) -- Iraq's Abmassador in Kuwait Alaa Al-Hashemi said Monday Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi assured His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah about ongoing developments in some provinces in southern Iraq.
Al-Hashemi, speaking to reporters on sidelines of a ceremony marking anniversary of China People's Liberation Army at China's embassy, praised His Highness the Amir's initiative to help Iraq overcome the protests.
His Highness the Amir "is a man of wise initiatives and positions," he said.
Al-Hashemi said developments in some southern provinces "are domestic affairs which were used by Iraqi politicians for electoral gains." Al-Abadi assured His Highness the Amir, during a phone call yesterday, that security remains intact in Iraq amid nationwide protests over poor state services, lack of job opportunities, electricity outages, poor water supply, financial and administrative corruption.
His Highness the Amir told the Iraqi premier that Kuwait stands ready to assist its neighbor to overcome the current turmoil, emphasizing that stability in Baghdad is among Kuwait's chief concerns. (end) nmo.bs