Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) meets with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30, 2023. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday and held talks with Iraqi leaders in an attempt to end border demarcation and joint oil field disputes. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
BAGHDAD, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday and held talks with Iraqi leaders in an attempt to end border demarcation and joint oil field disputes.
At a joint press conference after meeting with Al-Sabah, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said the two sides discussed and agreed to continue discussions on the border demarcation issue, noting that a joint higher committee will be involved to supervise the work of subcommittees.
He added that the discussion also touched upon joint oil fields between Iran and Kuwait.
Hailing the discussions as "very fruitful" as there was "a consensual view on all outstanding issues," Al-Sabah stressed the need to end the maritime border demarcation file.
He added that they agreed to open a commercial attache at the Kuwaiti consulate in Basra, Iraq.
During his visit, Al-Sabah also met with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, where the two Iraqi leaders reiterated Iraq's desire to resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries through joint efforts and coordination while preserving common interests, according to official statements by the two leaders' offices.
In recent years, Kuwait and Iraq have strengthened bilateral relations which were severed following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
The land boundary between the two countries was demarcated by the United Nations in 1993 after the U.S.-led war to liberate Kuwait in 1991, but their maritime borders were not mapped. ■
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) shakes hands with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30, 2023. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday and held talks with Iraqi leaders in an attempt to end border demarcation and joint oil field disputes. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah speaks during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30, 2023. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday and held talks with Iraqi leaders in an attempt to end border demarcation and joint oil field disputes. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) and his visiting Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attend a joint press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30, 2023. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday and held talks with Iraqi leaders in an attempt to end border demarcation and joint oil field disputes. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
