Kuwaiti emir hails political developments in Iraq

Iraq-Kuwait BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on Monday hailed the latest political developments in Iraq and the success of the recent local elections. Addressing the Arab summit in Doha, al-Sabah said “We have been following up on the developments in Iraq which have recently witnessed significant improvement on the security, political, and economic levels.” “We congratulate the Iraqi government and people on the success of the recent provincial council elections held last January,” he added. The two-day 21st Arab summit started on Monday (March 30) in the Qatari capital Doha with the participation of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. SH (P)/SR 1