Kuwaiti trade minister refuses to shake hands with Iraqi counterpart at DIF

Originally published August 30, 1999

During the inauguration of the Damascus International Fair, Kuwaiti Minister of Trade Abdul Wahab El-Wezran refused to shake hands his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed Mahdi Saleh, although Saleh said he tried to shake hands with his Kuwaiti counterpart.

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