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Shafaq News- Basra
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Interior, Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, pledged on Saturday to confront
attempts to undermine relations with Iraq, stressing that recent security
incidents would not disrupt trade, travel, or cooperation between the two
countries.
Speaking alongside Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani at
the Safwan border crossing, Al-Sabah said the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait
“goes beyond friendship; whatever happens, we will remain brothers.”
He also expected the Abdaly border crossing to resume
normal operations within 48 hours after authorities complete follow-up measures
related to the recent drone strike.
Al-Eidani welcomed the Kuwaiti delegation, calling the
visit “a sign of continued cooperation,” and noted that regional instability
had affected both Iraq and Kuwait.
On Thursday, Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense reported
that repeated “hostile drone” strikes damaged the Abdaly border crossing
without causing casualties.
Safwan-Abdaly is the only land crossing between Iraq
and Kuwait and a key route for passenger and commercial traffic. Iraqi
authorities temporarily closed the Safwan crossing and evacuated employees as a
safety measure, although no damage was reported on the Iraqi side, Basra
Provincial Council Security Committee Chairman Aqeel Al-Freiji told Shafaq News.