Iraq calls on Kuwait to postpone the payment of war reparations

Iraq calls on Kuwait to postpone the payment of war reparations due to the continuation of the financial crisis

22.6.2016 17:20

Iraq calls on Kuwait to postpone the payment of war reparations[Wayne-Baghdad]
government of Iraq called on the Kuwaiti government to postpone the payment of war reparations due to the ongoing economic and financial crisis suffocating.
A statement by the Ministry of Finance Agency has received all of Iraq [where] a copy of it on Wednesday that ” the Amir of Kuwait Sabah Al – Ahmad Al – Jaber Al – Sabah received at Salma Palace Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his accompanying delegation,” adding that ” the minister a letter from Prime Minister Haider al – Abadi was taken to Prince Kuwait on a number of joint bilateral issues in the presence of Crown Prince Nawaf Al – Ahmed and the Prime Minister Jaber Mubarak Al – Hamad Al- Sabah and Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sabah Al – Khalid and Minister of Finance and oil agency Lance good and adviser to Prince Mohammed Abu al – Hassan and a number of senior adviser and aide to the prince. ”
The statement said he” was during the meeting , they discussed the review of the Iraqi – Kuwaiti relations and victories security forces against Daash, and to emphasize the importance of activating the work of the joint ministerial and technical committees to proceed with the implementation of the agreements and understandings reached between the two countries. ”
the statement added that” Zebari stressed the government ‘s commitment to all bilateral agreements between the two countries and the effects of the minister the issue of postponing the payment of compensation war due to the ongoing economic and financial crisis suffocating and the need for Iraq to this postponement because he entered in standby credit agreement with the international Monetary Fund, which aims to achieve financial and economic reform and filling the financial gap in the budget. ” the
statement that” the Amir of Kuwait explained expressed understanding of the reality and the circumstances of Iraq ‘s current the face of cooperation with Iraq and the success of his people to defeat terrorism. ”
the Finance Minister of Kuwait arrived on June 21 and the current was received at the airport , the Amir of Kuwait Mohammed Abu al – Hasan adviser and held on the same day technical talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart , Finance Minister Anas Saleh and oil Minister agency and Deputy Prime Minister and all corners and officials of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance.

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