BAGHDAD, June 1: Iraq Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called on Wednesday to open new horizons for cooperation between Iraq and Kuwait and to work and coordinate in everything that would provide security and stability for the whole region and the world.

This came during Hussein's reception of Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq Salem Al-Zamanan, on the occasion of ending his tenure as Kuwait's ambassador to Baghdad. A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry quoted Minister Hussein as praising the role of the Kuwaiti ambassador in promoting bilateral relations between the two nations.

The statement indicated that the two sides reviewed the bilateral relations between Baghdad and Kuwait and stressed the importance of increasing the volume of cooperation in all fields. For his part, the Kuwaiti ambassador expressed his appreciation and thanks for the support provided to him from the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which ensured success of his mission(KUNA)