Sunday, 30 May 2010
The government going to buy new aircraft and not obliged to pay compensation to Kuwait
Iraqi politicians warn of a reflection of the Kuwaiti position on the future relations between the two countries
بغداد – الصباح BAGHDAD - morning
Counting government spokesman, Ali Dabbagh, that Kuwait's demands for compensation from Iraqi Airways «unfair», stressing that Baghdad «will not pay the money because they are not committed to it», he added that the government will find ways necessary to avoid attempts to arrest Kuwaiti recurrences
After you create a new airline. He also criticized the representatives of political blocs, the threats made by Kuwaiti officials to continue in the pursuit of Baghdad, after resolution of the airline, considering that adversely affect the future relationship between the two countries. Stressed Skinner, in an interview on «Middle East CNN», the that Baghdad «committed to continue to buy aircraft», which already Iraqi Airways contracted before being dissolved by the government, adding that the aircraft owned by the Government which will decide how to use it after receiving it. He also noted that the government would not conduct any of the staff at the airline, pending the emergence of the new company, which he said the Office of the «Christopher Godng dwell Martino» Law Firm, which tracks the issue of compensation from the Kuwaiti side, the appearance will not prevent claims for compensation again. The Iraqi Airways was before the resolution had recorded an order of 55 aircraft from the company «Boeing », the models 737, 777, 787, and the company« Bombardier of Canada », which is not expected to be received before 2013. The Council of Ministers passed a resolution Tuesday to dissolve Iraqi Airways and the liquidation of assets, a decision which went into effect Wednesday, according to the spokesman of the Ministry of transport, Kausar Aqil. Kuwait alleges that Iraq took over the fleet during the Second Gulf War in 1990, a British court recently froze the assets of the Iraqi company, at the request of the Kuwait Airways.
For their part, criticized the representatives of political blocs, the threats made by Kuwaiti officials to continue in the pursuit of Baghdad after the resolution of Iraqi Airways, as its repercussions on the future relationship between the two countries, is regarded as a member of the National Coalition to «Iraq is committed to a moral compensation for Kuwait». The Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi confirmed on Thursday that Kuwait Airways will take the necessary action to protect their legal rights after Baghdad's decision to the liquidation of Iraqi Airways, also confirmed the same thing and the Minister of Transport, Kuwait earlier in the week. and allow paragraph 2 of the Companies Act 1997, the Iraqi government to dissolve the company after a net loss of 50 per cent of its capital since the second Gulf War, 1991, as Coalition forces destroyed the international majority of aircraft owned company, with the remainder of which exist in Tunisia, Iran and Jordan. and the transfer site «Alsumaria News» for a member of a coalition Adnan Aldenbos saying : The government «placed in the corner of a critical and had to take the decision to disband the Iraqi Airways», attributing the issuance of the reason the President is unable to Iraq to persuade Kuwait to drop the debt like the rest of the States until the non-Arab ». demanding KAC Iraq to pay one billion and 200 million dollars for taking a dozen aircraft Kuwaiti and looted Kuwait Airport during the invasion of Saddam's forces occupied Kuwait in August 1990, while the Iraqi government says the debt of Kuwait real 400 million dollars. adds Aldenbos that «the State of Kuwait has gone away to seek debt and war reparations», indicating that Kuwait «the responsibility of building relations with Iraq after the overthrow of the regime that was the reason for the creation of minor problems of Kuwait and the great Iraq after», he said. warns leadership Baerakip of «escalation of the threat of prosecution side that has befallen the airline, because it will reflect negatively on the relations between the two countries in the future ».
Aldenbos and expresses his belief that the Kuwaitis «still harbor deep hatred for Iraq, despite the Iraqi government to apologize to them for what happened from the previous regime, in addition to introducing a lot of concessions in the occupied border areas of the fertile father and other».
For his part, finds an independent member of the Kurdistan Alliance list Mahmoud Othman, Kuwait «the most to lose in Iraq to pursue a policy of escalation with him, because Iraq is a country as large and influential and important role in the region, and Kuwait will need to relations with him in the future when additional stability».
And calls for Osman to resolve the outstanding problems between the two countries «dialogue of Capricorn through diplomatic channels with the need to emphasize the observance of Kuwait to Iraq in matters of debt and compensation», adding that «there is an escalation of a Kuwaiti, a clear and previously against Iraq by trespassing on land in the province of Basra».
Indicates a member of the Kurdistan Alliance that «the Iraqi government was part of the crisis between the two countries as a result of its non-serious attitude towards Kuwait despite many visits to Iraqi officials have over the years», pointing out that «the implications of the recent crisis will negatively affect the relations between the two countries». But the leadership in National Coalition Mowaffaq al-Rubaie believes that the solution to the crisis with Kuwait «is through the composition of relations has a long-term and reject the policy of arm-twisting they create climates negative political», calling «the need to hold a package deal between the two countries through mutual recognition of the independence of each country, as well as recognition the decisions that govern them ».
Shows the spring, that «the files of the many disputes between Iraq and Kuwait has been inherited from earlier times and part of the international resolutions, borders, trade and economic issues, and part of which relates to issues of mental», pointing out that «Iraq is committed to a moral to Kuwait to accept the payment of compensation to him, because it wants to open the page new relations ».
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