Iraq and Kuwait sign agreements to strengthen economic ties

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, background right, and his Kuwait counterpart Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, background left, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, foreground right, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheik Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah, foreground left, sign agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Kuwait’s prime minister has arrived in Baghdad on an official visit, signaling the improving ties between the two neighbors. Officials later signed a series of agreements aimed at improving bilateral ties in the economic, transportation and other sectors. <AP Photo/NEWSis/ Karim Kadim, Pool>