Deputy Interior Minister: Necessity of Cooperation with Iraq on Information Exchange and Directing Security Media Statements

Kuwait City, September 24 (KUNA) — Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Major General Abdulwahab Al-Wahab, emphasized the necessity of exchanging information, monitoring, analyzing, and coordinating security-related media statements between the State of Kuwait and the sister Republic of Iraq, in order to curb rumors and ensure cooperation between the two countries.

The Ministry of Interior said in a press statement on Thursday that this came during Major General Al-Wahab’s reception of the head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, Major General Dr. Saad Maan, and his accompanying delegation.

Major General Al-Wahab highlighted the importance of strengthening security media communication channels, developing joint cooperation, exchanging security expertise, and curbing organized crime.

He conveyed greetings from the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad Youssef Al-Sabah, to Major General Maan, reaffirming the deep fraternal relations between Kuwait and Iraq and the importance of enhancing frameworks for joint cooperation and coordination to serve the shared interests of the two sister nations.

For his part, Major General Maan, according to the statement, expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the warm reception, praising the deep fraternal ties linking the two countries and emphasizing the commitment to continue strengthening joint cooperation and coordination.

Also present at the reception were Major General Majbel Al-Rashidi, Head of the Land Borders and Coast Guard Security Sector; Brigadier General Khaled Al-Tariqi, Director General of the Assistant Undersecretary’s Office; Brigadier General Nasser Busaleh, Director General of the Security Relations and Media Department; and a number of security leaders from both sides. (End) H.M.D. / A.M.H.