Kuwait Border Security and Iraqi Border Forces Sign Cooperation Agreement to Enhance Security Coordination

(KUNA) – The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, represented by its Border Security and Coast Guard sector, signed a cooperation agreement with Iraqi border forces today, Thursday, to enhance joint coordination in security and border-related fields.

This came in a statement issued by the ministry following the reception by Major General Majbel bin Shawq, head of the Border Security and Coast Guard sector, of an Iraqi security delegation led by Lieutenant General Haqqooqi Mohammed Al-Saedi, commander of the Iraqi Border Forces, accompanied by Lieutenant General Hikmat Halim, commander of the Fourth Border Zone, and other security officials, in the presence of several sector leaders.

The two sides discussed matters of mutual interest and ways to enhance coordination and exchange expertise in border security, contributing to the support of the security and stability of the two brotherly countries.

The parties reviewed the dimensions of security cooperation between the two countries and their joint efforts in border security.

The two sides exchanged commemorative shields, underscoring the depth of fraternal relations and security cooperation between the State of Kuwait and the Republic of Iraq.