Snip ~ The ministry, he added, was working to get Iraq out of Chapter VII of the UN Charter "but this will not happen without honoring a bundle of commitments with the Kuwaiti side." September 5, 2011
Iraqi gov't report on Kuwait's Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port dismisses fears - FM Zebari
A report submitted by a technical team, which visited Kuwait recently to be breifed over Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port, has brushed aside fears about the construction of the mega project, a senior government official said Sunday.
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"The report was very clear and has brushed aside fears about possible negative impacts resulted from the construction of the port," foreign ministery Hoshyar Zebari said in an interview with the official Iraqiya Satellite Channel.
But he stopped short by saying that "the decision over this issue will not be technical but political, and there are still differences in views within the (Iraqi) government." Zebari noted that the government had discussed the report thoroughly.
Minister Zebari said the foreign ministry's job was to solve problems not to create them.
The ministry, he added, was working to get Iraq out of Chapter VII of the UN Charter "but this will not happen without honoring a bundle of commitments with the Kuwaiti side."
He said Iraq was working to overcome these disputes "through technical work not by statements." Zebari said the report indicated that Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port would consist of three phases and would not include a wave breaker "because there is no technical need for it." Iraq, he added, would need a long time to know the possible environment impacts of the Port.
Zebari said Iraq should quickly carry on with the construction of the Fao Port.
Iraq "will not allow any harm to fall against it and it has to quickly build the big Fao port," he said.
Kuwait News Agency - 05 September, 2011 @ http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?m=&id=572429&lang=en
