Kuwait, Iraq sign 6 agreements

Following official talks between visiting Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah and his Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki , Kuwait and Iraq signed on Wednesday six agreements and memorandums of understanding . Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah and Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari signed a memorandum of understanding between Saud al-Nasser al-Sabah Kuwaiti Diplomatic Institute and the Iraqi Foreign Service Institute. The two officials also signed a cultural protocol. Moreover an agreement on environment was signed by the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and the Iraqi Minister of Environment Sarkoun Slewa. An agreement on education and scientific research is to be signed by the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and the Iraqi Minister of Education Ali al-Adeeb. An agreement on aviation services was signed by the Kuwaiti Minister of Communications Salem al-Uthaina and the Iraqi Minister of Transportation Hadi al-Amri. Furthermore an agreement on economic cooperation was signed by the Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mustafa al-Shemali and the Iraqi Minister of Finance and Planning Ali al-Shukri. Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah arrived earlier today in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad for an official visit to Iraq. (QNA)