Iraq, Kuwait discuss upcoming Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership
The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, and the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq, Tariq Abdullah Al-Faraj. Photo: INA
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, met on Sunday with the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq, Tariq Abdullah Al-Faraj, where they discussed preparations for the third edition of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The two sides discussed the importance of holding the conference, which is scheduled to be held before the end of 2023, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and other conferences and meetings because they contribute to achieving stability and enhancing the security of the region.
The second edition of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership was held in Jordan in December 2022, where the participants stressed the need to support Iraq in facing all challenges, including terrorism, in addition to Baghdad’s efforts to achieve economic development.
The final statement of the conference emphasized that economic development and regional cooperation projects require constructive regional relations based on the principles of good neighborliness and non-interference in domestic affairs.
The participants emphasized the importance of the tripartite cooperation mechanism between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt, as well as the economic projects agreed upon in its context, including electrical interconnection projects between the three countries.