28/09/2010Kuwait is concerned about the positions of Iraqi political forces on solving the outstanding problems between the two countries
Erbil, The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait, Tuesday, concern about the positions of some Iraqi political forces on the implementation of Iraq's international obligations to Kuwait and on the file of compensation and the demarcation of borders and the future policy of Baghdad towards them, stressing that Kuwait finally to consider "the official position" of the future Iraqi government.
He said Sabah said in remarks to the Arab Times newspaper close to the government after meeting British Foreign Secretary Haig and Lin in New York before heading to Kuwait that "Kuwait and London identical views on the urgent need for Iraq to form a government as soon as possible."
He stressed the need for the morning "to be the new Iraqi government a message reassure Kuwait and reaffirms its commitment to implement the resolutions of international legitimacy."
Kuwait was announced, the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 21 under, ending the problems sticking with Iraq, including the consent to be out of Baghdad from Chapter VII with the agreement of the Secretary Ban Ki-moon, after he identified Iraq to complete implementation of resolutions and international obligations relevant to them.
And the morning that "Kuwait is considering something of concern to some of the statements and attitudes that come from different parties inside Iraq." Stressing that "Kuwait is interested in the end is the official position of the Iraqi government."
And on the Security Council review of the extent of Iraq's commitment to implementing the international resolutions, Sabah said that "what concerns us primarily is the commitment of the foundation of Baghdad, international resolutions and not actually a word, just."
Iraq had announced on 19 September this in a statement of the spokesman for his government Ali al-Dabbagh's (Rn) that "Iraq has begun the first step to resolve outstanding problems with Kuwait through the installation of border markers of the land boundary between the two countries, which indicates that Iraq's commitment to UN resolutions He stressed that the Iraqi government is working to activate the Convention on Unification of fields joint oil, which could be where a joint investment between the two audit third party, include this step also solve the problem of farm common border in the town of Safwan in Basra province and belonging to farmers Iraqis.
He Twenty years after the adoption of resolution 661 UN Security Council, which is the second decision issued against Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the development of which Iraq under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and imposed on him an economic embargo froze its assets in international banks. According to the resolution, Iraq remains subject to the requirements of Chapter VII that the stresses of the United Nations Security Council's commitment to Baghdad with all the international resolutions concerning the occupation of Kuwait, including the file of compensation. and after the implementation of resolution 986 known as Oil for Food Programme, the United Nations to develop 5% of the proceeds from the sale of Iraqi oil since 1997 in a special fund to compensate Kuwait for losses suffered as a result of the invasion.
However, Kuwait has sought since the fall of the former regime in the spring of 2003 to establish diplomatic relations firm with Baghdad, referring to being considered for Iraq on the basis of its political system is the new friend her, where dispatched Baghdad in mid-year, its first ambassador to Kuwait to establish "strategic relations" document, in Kuwait has sent its first ambassador to Baghdad since 2008.
The common border between the two sides one of the most important points of contention so far, and that prompts Kuwaitis demarcated, as well as compensation for a file which resulted in large paid by Iraq of Kuwait.
The Undersecretary of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, however, Abawi, had confirmed the (Rn) on August 23 last that "Iraq has paid so far $ 30 billion of debt of Kuwait and remained, including $ 22 billion dollars." And stressed that Baghdad is seeking to end the file of debt and compensation Kuwait exit from Chapter VII soon. stressing his country's commitment to international resolutions of the Security Council on its neighbor Kuwait to close this file without delay.
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