(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Fawaz Smairan
BAGHDAD, Jan 26 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti media delegation visit to Baghdad reflected Iraqi government and people's care towards Kuwait and the journalists' mission was successful by all standards, Kuwait Journalists Association Secretary Adnan Al-Rashed said on Friday.
Al-Rashed, who is also the visit coordinator, added in remarks to KUNA today, "The mission comes as an extension to the Kuwaiti official efforts exerted to boost and enhance bilateral ties with Iraq." The visit included meetings with local senior officials in the cabinet, parliament, media institutions, and political parties, he added.
Al-Rashed thanked Iraqi Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Information, as well as the Iraqi Embassy in Kuwait, Iraqi Journalists' Syndicate (IJS), and Iraqi media institutions that intensively followed up on the Kuwaiti delegation visit.
The Kuwaiti media figures met the Iraqi Premier, Parliament Speaker, Vice Presidents, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Interior, Planning, Industry, Oil, and Culture, along with other senior officials.
During the meetings, they tackled the security and political stability in Iraq, as well as discussing preparations for the upcoming Iraq's reconstruction conference, and means of attracting Kuwaiti investors to boost Iraqi trade and industry.
The Kuwaiti delegation included Deputy Director General for Editorial Affairs and Editor-in-Chief of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Saad Al-Ali, Secretary of Kuwait Journalists Association Adnan Al-Rashid and senior officials in the Ministry of Information and Kuwaiti newspapers.
The international donor conference to rebuild Iraq will be held from 12 to 14 February, chaired by the European Union (EU), Iraq, and Kuwait, the UN and the World Bank, with the participation of donors' countries as well as regional and international organizations. (end) fn.lb
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