KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Iraqi counterpart Lt Gen Jumaa Saadoun lauded, in a phone conversation on Wednesday, strong Kuwaiti-Iraqi military relations. They also voiced readiness to upgrade bilateral military cooperation to achieve the security and stability of both countries and the whole region, according to a statement from the Kuwaiti ministry of defense. Sheikh Ahmad also congratulated Saadoun on his new post as the defense minister of Iraq, wishing him success in his mission. – KUNA