2004年10月31日，伊拉克临时政府总理阿拉维抵达邻国科威特访问，这是海湾战争后伊拉克总理首次访问科威特。
外电报道如下：
Iraq's interim president thanked Kuwait for its support in the U.S.-led war that toppled Saddam Hussein as he arrived Saturday for the first visit to the neighboring nation by an Iraqi head of state in four decades.
Ghazi al-Yawer's visit was expected to open a fresh era for Baghdad and Kuwait City, whose long-strained ties were severed when Saddam's forces invaded Kuwait in 1990 and occupied it for seven months until evicted by U.S.-led forces. Relations resumed after the Americans ousted Saddam last year.
Al-Yawer thanked Kuwait for its support in the war to topple Saddam. He also said "the Iraqi people had no say" in Saddam's invasion of Kuwait.
Evict表示“驱逐；赶出”，尤指（按法律手续）逐出房客，收回租屋、租地等。例如：If you don't pay your rent you'll be evicted.（你如果不付房租，就会被赶出去。）
