By NNN-KUNA,
Stockholm : Saudi Arabia has expressed here its readiness to consider easing its official debt owed by Iraq.
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani said in a speech to the annual meetings of the International Covenant on Iraq (ICI) Thursday that Saudi Arabia “expressed willingness to consider easing its official debt owed by Iraq.”
He stated in this regard that “Saudi Arabia has provided all information available to it to the Iraqi side and is awaiting response of the Iraqi brothers in order to find a proper settlement of this matter.”
He also underscored the firm commitment of Saudi Arabia in supporting Iraq’s unity, sovereignty, independence and its Arab and Islamic identity, as well as rejecting any claims to divide the country and the importance of non-interference in its internal affairs.
For its part, Egypt reiterated that it is in the forefront of countries that seek to cooperate and coordinate at all levels for the sake of building a new Iraq and is capable of contributing to its security, stability and development of its territory, benefiting from its enormous potentials, material and human energy.
Egyptian Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Hossam Zaki said in a similar speech that the ICI which was adopted in Sharm El-Sheikh aims to promote international partnership to improve the lives of the Iraqi people and advancing the process of reconstruction and development within the community of democratic, multi-Iraqi.
Meanwhile, the UAE has praised efforts of the Iraqi government to achieve security and stability and its commitment to disarm all militias and armed groups, as well as protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq.