VOL. XXXII

NO. 24

20-MARCH-1989

KUWAIT-IRAQ

Iraq to Supply Kuwait with Water from Shatt al-'Arab

Under an agreement signed in Baghdad on 24 March, Iraq will supply Kuwaitwith water for domestic and irrigation purposes from the Shatt al-'Arabamounting to over 1,000mn gallons/ day and the two countries decided to connecttheir national electricity grids for a total of 150MW. The agreement wassigned by the Iraqi Minister for Local Affairs, Mr. 'Adnan Salman Dawud, and theKuwaiti Minister for...