Kuwait doesn't object to Iraq attending Arab summit

Originally published June 12, 1998

Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti crown prince and prime minister, confirmed yesterday that his country will not obstruct Arab solidarity or object to Iraq attending or participating in the Arab summit that is currently under consultations between the Arab states' leaders to hold the summit. Sheikh Saad added that Kuwait did not receive any formal call to hold an Arab summit.

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