Politicians claim to Kuwait to resort to dialogue to resolve outstanding issues

May 3, 2010

Politicians claim to Kuwait to resort to dialogue to resolve outstanding issues

Described the lawsuit on Iraqi Airways Balzalmp and unfair

بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning

Politicians and diplomats Kuwait to solve pending problems with Iraq through dialogue, urging the Arab League to intervene to settle the issue of compensation.

Iraq's Ambassador to the Arab League Qays al-Azzawi, said: "Iraq will resort to the Arab League to solve the problem of compensation implications, indicating it was" possible to overcome these difficulties, understanding and negotiation and not to use methods of violence and lack of direct intervention in the affairs of Arab independent states and members of the United Nations and the Arab League " .

For his part, said a member of the Iraqi Accordance Rashid al-Azzawi of Arab States should intervene to resolve these problems in various fields between Iraq and Kuwait.

Azzawi, stressed "the need for the Iraqi diplomatic mission to the steps in order to resolve this issue, which lasted a long time, especially out of the pain of Chapter VII."

The United Nations has placed Iraq under chapter VII of the former regime after the invasion of Kuwait in 1991.

He said al-Azzawi was quoted by the agency Iba news that "a lawsuit brought by Kuwait Airways to their Iraqi counterparts to the great injustice and prejudice against Iraq and the Arab League to intervene in order to develop logical solutions preserve the rights of both sides."

It is said that the Kuwaiti side of the passing of a court order from the Supreme Court in the UK requires the seizure of international assets to Iraqi Airways after landing his first trip Iraqi from Baghdad to London on Sunday, claiming that Iraq evade the payment of compensation of up to 1.2 billion dollars for the carrier Kuwait.

In turn, said a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the previous parliament Tania Talat: that Iraq was expected to understand the Kuwaiti side of the current situation the country is in and we did not expect this situation of our sister nation of Kuwait, referring to the detention of the flight of Iraqi landed at Gatwick Airport in London this week the past.

Talat indicated in a press statement that "the position of Kuwait does not help the current Iraqi situation, especially that there are negotiations and discussions between the two sides to find solutions to certain areas."

And followed Talat: "I Astgrbena of this position is not expected, and we hope for settling the issue amicably, particularly that Iraq had sought previously and is still carrying on with his efforts to raise the various solutions to resolve the issue or installment of such compensation approved by the Iraq and admitted to them, but we did not find any response from the Kuwaiti party ", pointing out that the Kuwaiti side can not claim damages for Iraq to pay, even in a period of up to five years, as it must be remembered that Iraq's budget over the past two years has been in deficit.

She also drew Talat said that "it is necessary to look at the internal economy of the country and then we will deal with the matter of payment of debts and compensations that are required by Iraq", noting that the Kuwaiti side desperate position and is unwilling to consider any other solutions provided by Iraq after the proposed investment of debt projects inside the country or installment debt.

"It is worth mentioning that the Kuwaiti side filed a lawsuit against Iraq after seizing a dozen aircraft, the impact of entry into Kuwait in August 1990, Iraq admitted it was blamed for six aircraft to Kuwait via Iran have been destroyed four planes at the airport in Mosul after air strikes during the year 2003.

The British court last week, director of the detention of Iraqi Airways and claim by the lawyers for Kuwait to disclose all the assets and the assets of Iraqi Airways in various parts of the world for the purpose of takeover by the carrier reportedly went to Kuwait after a court order allows it.