ISCI chief hails good intentions between Kuwait, Iraq over common issues ...

2011
ISCI chief hails good intentions between Kuwait, Iraq over common issues
BAHGDAD, Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Amar Al-Hakim stressed on Friday that the Iraqi and Kuwaiti parties have good intentions to solve common issues and challenges in order to promote and improve bilateral relations.

Al-Hakim said, during his meeting with the visiting Kuwaiti delegation, "there are good intentions for resolving the two countries' common issues and that bilateral relations should not be bound by official ties but should be further extended to social and civil communities as well as the economic and media spheres. The "best" way to promote relations and guarantee their continuation is to solidify the mutual economic and social interests, he explained.

He welcomed suggestions that call for the inception of a free trade zone between Kuwait and Iraq, expressing his joy that there are some Kuwaiti companies that have licenses to work in the fields of energy and oil in Iraq.

"We are happy to see Kuwait among investing countries such as Turkey and Lebanon. This is exactly what the two governments call for," he added.

He also pointed out that negative and irresponsible media and preliminary comments should not be "gagged", they should be "confronted" and should not be "given more than their size." On forming a new government, Al-Hakim said that "observers should not be surprised when all the different disputed parties reached a unified agreement to re-form the Iraqi government."

"It should be looked at as just an experience the Iraqis went through until they reached an agreeable medium," stressing that "democracy does not have a strict formula but it's rather changeable according to circumstances." "We should not be afraid of differences; however, we should be cautious of division and disagreements which could not be easily contained," he pointed out However, he reassured that everybody's reference is the constitution not matter how much they differ in opinion.

Finally, Al-Hakim stressed the importance of political harmony and its positive reflection on the security arena, noting that "trust" begets "stability".

He also noted that that although there are some outside influences in forming the Iraqi government, especially from countries that have interests in Iraq, however, Iraqi officials agreed in unison that no one is allowed to interfere with Iraq's interior policies and affairs.

"We are well capable of running our own government and solving our own issues," he concluded.
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