Allawi hails Egypt's stance towards Iraq
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/24/2004

Iraqi's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday thanked President Mubarak for Egypt's positive stance towards Iraq especially in the current crucial circumstances Iraq was passing through.

Allawi, in statements to the Egyptian TV before leaving Cairo for Damascus, said his country has turned a new leaf as regards Iraq's relations with the countries of the region, especially those that sided with the Iraqi people in their war to topple the former regime.

Egypt was among the countries which sided with us and is still backing us, he said.

He added that his visit to Egypt came to open a new chapter in ties with Egypt.

Allawi said Iraq and Egypt are cooperating in the security field, with Egypt offering Iraq technical aid and training.

On diplomatic ties with Egypt, he said Baghdad has appointed an ambassador to Egypt. He expressed confidence that Baghdad-Cairo ties would be excellent and positive.

He expressed hope that Egypt would contribute positively to the reconstruction process in Iraq.

Asked to comment on Syria's apprehension that Kurds could be seeking to set up an independent state, Allawi said the idea of setting up a Kurdish state does not exist in the first place, Syrian fears in this respect are misplaced, he added.

Iraq will remain united and will emerge stronger from the current crisis, Allawi said.

On the future of Iraq-Kuwait ties, he said Baghdad is keen on establishing good ties with Kuwait, adding that he would go to Kuwait with a new mind and spirit.

The rationale of force and violence has gone for ever, he added. Iraq will, with dialogue not force, solve the problems facing it, he said. He added that the upcoming national conference would be a landmark in the march towards free and fair elections.

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