KUWAIT, Aug 29 (NNN-KUNA) – Iraq handed over, on Wednesday, 42,000 books to Kuwait, which were seized by the Iraqi side, during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
At a handover ceremony, held in Kuwait City, Iraqi Foreign Ministry Undersecretary, Hazem Al-Yousefi, said, the books were seized by the Iraqis, during its invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and were recently found in Iraq.
These books belonged to the National Library of Kuwait (NLK) and Kuwait University, he noted, stressing that, the Iraqi authorities are working to finish the file of Kuwaiti property in Iraq, by the end of this year.
Kuwaiti Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organisations’ Affairs, Counsellor Abdulaziz Al-Jarallah, confirmed that the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry has received nearly 800 boxes, containing 42,000 books from Iraq.
Director General of the NLK, Kamel Al-Abduljalil said, the books are valuable in their content, and concerned with different types of knowledge and science.
He expressed happiness for the fruitful cooperation between the two countries, which resulted in the return of these important and valuable assets.
