By IRNA
Kuwait City : The Iraqi government seeks to establish good neighborly relations with Kuwait based on the principles of respect for sovereignty and independence of the country, Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said here on Tuesday after visiting the Big Mosque in the country’s capital.
The Iraqi politician is in Kuwait on a visit.
“Our relations should be built on the basis of abandonment of the mistakes and absurdity committed by the overthrown regime of Saddam Hussein that brought trouble and suffering to both peoples,” Hashemi said.
He added his talks with the Kuwaiti leadership focused on this very issue.
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah promised receiving the Iraqi vice president that his country will also in the future help Iraq restore the economy destroyed by the war and move ahead towards the establishment of peace and stability.
In August 1990, Kuwait was occupied by Saddam Hissein’s troops that were driven out of the country by forces of the multinational coalition next year in the course of Operation Desert Storm.
Relations between Kuwait City and Baghdad began to develop after the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2003.