Kuwait, US have understanding over Gitmo inmates

Head of the Department of Follow-up and Coordination of the Foreign Ministry Ambassador Khaled Al-Meghmas hailed Wednesday the success of talks held recently with American officials to ensure the return of national Gitmo inmates to Kuwait. "We have discussed with the American side receiving Kuwaiti inmates and closing this file," Al-Meghmas told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony held by the Peruvian Embassy here to mark the Peru's Independence Day. "We are optimistic. We have common understanding and close contacts with the US over this issue," he added. Meanwhile, Al-Meghmas revealed that the recently-held joint Kuwaiti-Iraqi meeting over Khawr Abd Allah estuary have reached understandings over the traffic, maintenance and cleaning of the waterway. Separately, Al-Meghmas stated that Kuwait will respond to international reports which commented on a Kuwaiti court ruling against a twitter user in its periodical human rights review report at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week.