Kuwait Supports Amended Sanctions on Iraq: OfficialA senior Kuwaiti official said Tuesday that Kuwait supports amended sanctions on Iraq, which will retain an arms embargo but contribute to the reduction of the suffering of the Iraqi people.Kuwait supports attitudes aimed at amending the sanctions on Iraq but at the same time maintain the military embargo for the sake of Kuwait's security, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah told Kuwait News Agency before departure for Saudi Arabia for a brief visit. Sheikh Mohammad said Kuwait stands beside the Iraqi people and has always been the first to call for ending their suffering, which has resulted from the decade-old international sanctions imposed over Iraq after it invaded Kuwait in 1990. After Saudi Arabia, where he will meet with King Fahd Ibn Abdul- Aziz and Crown Prince, Deputy Prince Minister and Chief of the National Guards Abdullah Ibn Abdul-Aziz, the Kuwaiti official will proceed to Qatar. The visit, the first since Sheikh Mohammad took office in mid- February, comes within the framework of continuous discussions and coordination between Kuwait and its Gulf neighbors on issues of mutual concern. |
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