By NNN-KUNA
Damascus : An official delegation representing the Kuwait foreign and interior ministries arrived in Damascus on Saturday to take part in security coordination meetings of countries neighbouring Iraq which would start Sunday.
Delegations representing Egypt, Bahrain, the Arab League and the five security council permenant members are also expected to join in.
The Kuwaiti delegation is led by the acting director of the international organisations at the foreign ministry, Mansour al Otaibi.
The participants are expected to review security situation in Iraq in light of the military escalation between the US and Iraqi forces on one side and the Sadrist militias on the other. Means to guarantee security of Iraqi borders with neighbouring countries would loom high on the agenda.
The participants are expected to look into a US request to render diplomatic and financial support for Iraq and a request by the government of Prime Minister Nouri al Malki calling on the militias to lay down their arms.
The meeting preceeds a Kuwait-hosted get together of foreign ministers of the countries neighbouring Iraq slated for April 21.