Egyptian mediation between Iraq and Kuwait

The Saudi daily al-Watan said on Friday that Egypt has proposed hosting indirect negotiations between Iraq and Kuwait to settle the disputes between the two states.

The paper said quoting Egyptian diplomatic sources as saying that the Egyptians are waiting to receive an official reply from the Kuwaiti officials on the said proposals and that this matter was discussed by President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah.

The sources added that the Egyptian President made assurances to the Kuwaitis that his country's stances had not changed towards the need of Iraq's halting of its media campaigns against Kuwait and ending the question of the Kuwaiti prisoners and missing, noting that establishing a free trade are will not affect Egypt's stances towards backing the Kuwaiti causes. The sources also noted that an Iraqi delegate will shortly visit Cairo to know about the results of the Egyptian- Kuwaiti talks.