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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 12

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CAIRO -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday that his country will support Egypt in its war against terrorism.

"The Egyptian people should be confident that the U.S. commitment to continue to support Egypt in fight against terrorism and bringing security to Egyptian people is steadfast," Tillerson told reporters in Cairo during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. (Egypt-U.S.-Terrorism)

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KUWAIT CITY -- Reconstruction in Iraq requires 88.2 billion U.S. dollars, said Iraqi Planning Minister Salman Al Jumaili on Monday.

In his speech at the opening ceremony of the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq (KICRI), the Iraqi minister said his country needs 88.2 billion dollars to rebuild what has been destroyed by conflicts and the latest war against Daesh (IS). (Iraq-Reconstruction)

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BAGHDAD -- France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday said that his country will continue support Iraq after the defeat of Islamic State (IS) and is looking forward to participate in rebuilding Iraq, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry statement said.

"I have come to Baghdad to emphasize our continued support to the Iraqi people in various fields and look forward to contributing to the reconstruction of the infrastructure of the Iraqi cities," the statement quoted Le Drian as saying after his meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari. (Iraq-France)

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ANKARA -- Turkey wants to improve strained and stalled relations with the European Union and will seemingly press for visa-free travel for its citizens during the upcoming EU-Turkey summit in Bulgaria's Varna in March.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker and European leaders in the Bulgarian Black Sea city on March 26. (Turkey-EU) Enditem

 

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