By ITP
Iraqi and Kuwaiti governments meet
Two Middle East nations are exploring closer ties following agreement on compensation following Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (L) welcomes his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah upon his arrival in Baghdad on April 29, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (R) meets with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah (L) upon his arrival in Baghdad on April 29, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah meets with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari (not seen) in Baghdad on April 29, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari gestures as he attends the joint Iraqi-Kuwaiti Committee meeting on April 29, 2012 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq and Kuwait initiated the formation of joint committees to resolve problems existing between them including war compensation after the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein’s regime in 1991, the demarcation of the border between the two countries, and the missing Kuwaiti citizens and joint oil fields. (Getty Images)

Iraqi and Kuwaiti (L) delegations attend the joint Iraqi-Kuwaiti Committee meeting on April 29, 2012 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq and Kuwait initiated the formation of joint committees to resolve problems existing between them including war compensation after the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein’s regime in 1991, the demarcation of the border between the two countries, and the missing Kuwaiti citizens and joint oil fields. (Getty Images)

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah (L) attends the joint Iraqi-Kuwaiti Committee meeting on April 29, 2012 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq and Kuwait initiated the formation of joint committees to resolve problems existing between them including war compensation after the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein’s regime in 1991, the demarcation of the border between the two countries, and the missing Kuwaiti citizens and joint oil fields. (Getty Images)

(L-R) Iraqi Transportation Minister Hadi al-Amiri, Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari attend the joint Iraqi-Kuwaiti Committee meeting on April 29, 2012 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq and Kuwait initiated the formation of joint committees to resolve problems existing between them including war compensation after the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein’s regime in 1991, the demarcation of the border between the two countries, and the missing Kuwaiti citizens and joint oil fields. (Getty Images)