Kuwait to fund reconstruction of Iraq border crossing
10:40, 12/05/2019, Sunday
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A Kuwaiti passenger is seen heading to Kuwait at the border gate between Iraq and Kuwait
Iraq and Kuwait resumed diplomatic relations in 2003
Kuwait will fund the reconstruction of a main border crossing with Iraq, the Iraqi authorities said Sunday.
In a statement, the Border Crossing Authority said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the two countries to prepare the infrastructure for the Safwan border crossing.
"The infrastructure will be provided through a Kuwaiti funding," the statement said.
The MoU was signed during a visit by an Iraqi delegation on Saturday to attend meetings of the Iraqi-Kuwaiti Joint Committee.
Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations were severed following Iraq's invasion of the oil-rich Gulf state in 1990.
The two states resumed their diplomatic relations in 2003 after the toppling of former dictator Saddam Hussein by a U.S.-led invasion.
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